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Opinion: Politicians Must Stop Offering Unrealistic Quick Fixes for Complex Economic Problems

Commentator Catherine Rampell argues that politicians chasing immediate gratification with "rainbows and ponies" promises only exacerbate systemic issues like housing affordability.

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