Debt Deal: the right measuring rod can make anything look like an improvement.

Prof. Dwight Drake explains why the spending reduction measures in the debt deal will not meaningfully reduce our national debt and why it will continue to spiral out of control.  It is all about the CBO's measuring rod. 

This article must be read by all Americans.   

Prof. Dwight Drake is a professor of law at the University of Washignton School of Law and hosts Drake's PlainTalk Planning.