Public borrowing is costly these days, true, but interest rates on municipal bonds are still considerably lower than … - Thomas Frank

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There is no room for the impurities of literature in an essay. . . . the essay must be pure--pure like water or pure like wine, but pure from dullness, deadness, and deposits of extraneous matter.

Thomas Frank

Public borrowing is costly these days, true, but interest rates on municipal bonds are still considerably lower than those borne by corporate debt.

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