Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: Mayor: Some of my critics claim that the city's current budget

Mayor: Some of my critics claim that the city's current budget deficit has been caused by my policies, and that I am responsible for the deficit.Although I admit thatthe city has run a budget deficit during my tenure . I do not agree that I am at fault for this problem. The economic policies of the prior administration caused the current deficit, andwere it not for the economic policies of my administration, the current deficit would be even worse .

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