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Five Minutes to Fiscal Sanity: The Buffett Rule
Warren Buffett famously claimed he could fix the federal budget deficit in "five minutes" by passing a single rule that makes all sitting members of Congress ineligible for re-election if the deficit exceeds 3% of Gross Domestic Product…
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…As the hearing date was set, news stories speculated: Would this be another symbolic gesture, or the beginning of a new approach to budgeting? Maria felt hope and doubt in equal measure. She had started with a simple question—shouldn’t Congress follow the same rules as families? Now, that question echoed in the Capitol itself. Would Washington finally answer? The next chapter will reveal whether the conversation translates into action, or if the movement stalls amid politics as usual.