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A balanced budget amendment must include tax limitation. (Originated from Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)
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Daniel Mitchell is McKenna senior fellow in political economy at The Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based public policy research institute.
Write to the Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Washington, D.C. 20002; or call (202) 546-4400.
Knight-Ridder/Tribune did not subsidize the writing of this column; the opinions are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of Knight-Ridder/Tribune or its editors.
By Daniel Mitchell
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