Pandering, Craven One-Upsmanship on Tax Cuts—the Edu-Implications
by Frederick M. Hess • Sep 21, 2010 at 9:42 am
Cross-posted from Education Week
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I try to restrict my commentary to education; I don't usually wade into broader policy debates. But the recent contretemps over tax cuts--especially the new Republican proposal announced last week by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell--has major edu-implications. The feds are already spending a trillion dollars a year more than they collect; more than 40 cents of every dollar we're spending is borrowed money. Optimistic scenarios have us cutting this to "only" a half-trillion a year by 2020.
Responsible public leadership requires making choices. Promises of freebies and endless goodie bags