Just Who Are Boehner's Economists?

By Bill Scher

Created 06/01/2011 - 11:38am

Today, Speaker John Boehner released a list of 150 economists [1] who back the Republican position that an hike in the debt limit should be conditional on spending cuts greater than that increase. Nothing in the statement mentions fairer taxation or investments in job creation and economic growth as additional ways to manage our long-term debt.

Sounds impressive, though. 150 economists! They must know what they're talking about, right?