Economics
Some Manure, Please, So I Can ‘Grow the Economy’: Caroline Baum
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When he was running for president in 1992, Bill Clinton promised to “grow the economy.” Presidents, politicians and the press have been growing it ever since.
“Grow the economy?” The phrase is painful to the ears -- and only one reason it makes me wince. We grow old, we grow up, we grow out of our bad habits (hopefully). But grow the economy?