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Prof. Amity Shlaes's view on the US budget is cited

Excerpt from Reuters blog -- "Perhaps more important for the performance of the market in the short-term, however, is that the Congressional committee charged with coming up with an additional $1.5 trillion in spending cuts is likely to be fractious enough to lead to what we might term the 'Amity Shlaes' problem1 - the uncertainty and the unpleasantness surrounding the nature of future cuts in spending is likely to lead capital to go on strike."

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