Poll: Economists Unanimous That Debt Would Balloon Under GOP Tax Plan
A poll found that 38 economists agree the GOP tax plan will not pay for itself through growth. In fact, they're doubtful that growth will happen anyway.
by Danielle Kurtzleben
Nov 23, 2017
2 minutes
Republicans have been selling their tax overhaul plan as a major booster for the U.S. economy. In fact, they have argued that it would grow the economy so much that cuts would largely pay for themselves.
But on both counts, top economists are doubtful.
In from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, 38 economists from schools including Yale, MIT and
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