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> $1.73 in GDP growth != $1.73 in revenue to the government.

That is not what the research is claiming.

However, you can't discount that an increase in overall GDP leads to increased government revenues.

Even though the US federal deficit is high, it certainly is not a problem like now like it is for Greece. US treasury bond rates are a pretty good indicator of risk, and right now they're very low.




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