Whenever Washington starts patting itself on the back - whenever politicians of both parties start praising each other on an economic issue - hold onto your wallet, because you are about to get fleeced. That's precisely what happened during the debate over the economic "stimulus" package, as I show in my new nationally syndicated column out today.
Though Democrats did win manage to include some progressive tax rebates in the final package, roughly $70 billion of the agreement is...
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