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# A growth strategy for the American economy requires more than promises to cut taxes and spending. We have to be willing to do things, not just cut things.
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- Published: 2012-04-04T18:54:38.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:23:36.000Z
- Author: Jane Susskind
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A growth strategy for the American economy requires more than promises to cut taxes and spending. We have to be willing to do things, not just cut things.  
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, 4/4/2012