ECONOMICS - Congressman: Don’t Listen To Economists On Debt Ceiling

When it comes to paying the nation’s debts on time, Rep. John Fleming (R-FL) prefers to trust his gut rather than heed the unanimous warnings of professional economists. “Economists, what have they been doing?” the three-term congressman said in the New York Times on Friday. “They make all sorts of predictions.”“Many times they’re wrong, so I don’t think we should run government based on economists& ...

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