I'm not doubting his work - if anything I suspect his numbers may be low

but I've learned that whenever I read a story like this, the first thing I do is check out the author and see if he has any ulterior motivations to writing this

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He has served as an outside advisor to the Republican Governors Public Policy Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Previously, Michael was a policy director at the American Action Forum, a role in which he regularly contributed to Congressional testimony, published over 45 policy papers, and ran point for more than 100 economists in filing three Supreme Court amicus briefs on the economics of President Obama's health care law.

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So while his article seems credible, it would be more credible to me if he weren't bringing home a paycheck from Republicans

have you paid your dues, can you moan the blues, can you bend them guitar strings