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She’s generally described as a “fiscal dove” in the Abe mode, meaning she’s not afraid of deficit spending in pursuit of economic growth.

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The failure to respond decisively is the geopolitical equivalent of runaway deficit spending.

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Lower taxes can drive growth, deficit spending, and inflation.

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"Over the past four years, our government racked up $8 trillion in wasteful deficit spending and inflicted nation wrecking energy restrictions, crippling regulations and hidden taxes like never before."

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A 2009 constitutional amendment limiting deficit spending has come back to haunt the current government after the constitutional court ruled it could not use special emergency funds to skirt deficit limits.

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