We're actually just moving one type of deficit to another. But, the problem with this second type of … - Ezra Klein

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Mothers see the angel in us because the angel is there. If it's shown to the mother, the son has got an angel to show, hasn't he? When a son cuts somebody's throat the mother only sees it's possible for a misguided angel to act like a devil - and she's entirely right about that!

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We're actually just moving one type of deficit to another. But, the problem with this second type of deficit is that you drive on it and then it falls down.

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