#Letters to the Editor — May 1, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — May 1, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — May 1, 2021” The Issue: President Biden’s latest proposed $1.8 trillion “American Families” tax-and-spending package. Almost every dollar in President Biden’s $1.8 trill­ion spending plan is meant to do one thing: Keep America under the thumb of Big Government (“Dough Biden,” April 29). President Ronald Reagan said it best: What…

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#Biden’s first big speech to Congress bombs on all counts

#Biden’s first big speech to Congress bombs on all counts

“#Biden’s first big speech to Congress bombs on all counts” President Biden’s speech Wednesday night failed on all counts: It didn’t sell his latest spending plan, it didn’t sell his larger agenda — and, worst of all, it didn’t sell him. Start with the utterly bizarre “mask theater.” All the politicians in the room have…

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#Joe Biden’s supersize government threatens economy

#Joe Biden’s supersize government threatens economy

“#Joe Biden’s supersize government threatens economy” About 15 minutes into Joe Biden’s first major speech as president of the United States, I e-mailed my editors at The Post and said, “I think he’s delivering it beautifully. It’s quiet and intimate and ­intense.” Forty-five minutes later, I sought to comfort myself by thinking of the comedian Mort…

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#Tony Blair splurged wildly, too — and left the UK broke

#Tony Blair splurged wildly, too — and left the UK broke

“#Tony Blair splurged wildly, too — and left the UK broke” President Joe Biden wants to juice the US economy with a multitrillion-dollar stimulus program. What could possibly go wrong? For the longer-term answer, try reading up on the economic histories of Zimbabwe, Argentina or Germany’s Weimar Republic. For the short- to medium-term answer, look…

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