A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon those federal ‘tax expenditures’ add up to real money

Thousands of astute readers will recognize that in the title I have adapted a famous line by the late, long-serving Illinois Senator Everett Dirkson (1896-1969). He said: "A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money."

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