Tax cuts and tax expenditures hurt the economy: Concord Coalition By Editor Test Wed, Mar 7, 2012 SHARE ON: TwitterFacebookLinkedIn Deficit-financed tax cuts don’t pay for themselves and “are not a free lunch,” said Diane Lim Rogers, chief economist at the independent research group. TO READ THIS ARTICLE, PLEASE SIGN IN OR SUBSCRIBE Not Yet a Member? What's Included? Subscribe Now! $249.00 per year(recurring) - or - $25.00 per month(recurring) Username or Email Address Password Remember Me Lost Password? Reset here.