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tennessean.com > story > opinion > columnists > 09/01/2026 > perverse-spending-incentives-in-politics-are-real-the-bill-always-comes-due > 91508846007

Perverse spending incentives are real. The bill always comes due | Opinion

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (434+ words) The can ceased its journey for a few years when Democratic President Bill Clinton and Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich took advantage of some fortuitous economic trends to compromise on a series of balanced budgets. That kind of bipartisan cooperation…...