All Posts Tagged With: "Fallacy of the False Alternative"
Blessed Debt
Should we cut taxes or pay off the national debt? What’s missing from this picture? Aside from the fact that paying off the debt need not be a priority (there is no connection between the debt and economic growth), the question is a classic case of the Fallacy of the False Alternative. If we accept [...]
1Apr2001 | Sheldon Richman | 0 comments | Continued-
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