Paula Dwyer , Columnist

The Clinton-Ryan Compromise

A new Democratic president and the Republican House can make a deal to cut corporate taxes.

October 24, 2016 at 5:00 PM UTC

Paula Dwyer is a senior editor with the New York editing hub, focusing on daily and long-form enterprise. She was London bureau chief for Businessweek and Washington economics editor for the New York Times, and is a co-author of “Take on the Street: How to Fight for Your Financial Future.

She knows them; they know her.
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