...into higher tax categories. And they help build budget surpluses that tempt government officials into overspending. Economists Gary and Aldona Robbins, whose Fiscal Associates forecasts and analyses are prized by Washington officials, put the economic...

...we've reached a point to say that this is the only way we're going to buy beef," said University of Missouri economist Gary Brown. "It's safe to say we're definitely trending in that direction and it will continue to be more and more...