Who's she kidding?
Blanche Lincoln, economic whiz
Posted: September 30, 2009 at 3:41 a.m.
IT'S NO SECRET that economic illiteracy is widespread in this country, but it's particularly dangerous in high places, like the Senate of the United States. It also explains why someone like the senior senator from Arkansas can't be taken seriously when she proposes to help consumers by cutting the tax deduction that health insurance companies can take on their executives' salaries.
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Editorial, Pages 16 on 09/30/2009
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