"Congress pinches pennies, unless the wealthy have their hands out"

Paul Krugman / Syndicated Columnist (in this morning's Seattle Times):
Columnist Paul Krugman decries our dysfunctional political culture, in which Congress pleads poverty when it comes to protecting the jobs of schoolteachers and firefighters, but declares cost no object when it comes to sparing the wealthy even the slightest financial inconvenience.

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