Vast right-wing conspiracy. (Devil in the Details).(Brief Article)
American Prospect, The, April, 2003
What won't the administration do to try to sell its tax cut? When the Blue Chip Economic Forecast (BCEF), a monthly survey of 53 top economists, projected a growth rate of 3.3 percent this year, the Bush administration claimed that the estimate was based on the salutary effect that Bush's feed-the-rich tax cut would have on the economy.
At this the BCEF took exception. "It sounded like the Blue Chip Economic Forecast had endorsed the president's plan," BCEF Editor Randell E. Moore told Newsday. "That's simply not the case." Trying to salvage something positive ...
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