John McClaughry: The great tax and spending deadlock ends

Editor’s note: This commentary is by John McClaughry, the vice president of the Ethan Allen Institute.The great tax and spending deadlock of 2018 is now over. Gov. Phil Scott, after a hectic month of thrust and counterthrust with the Democratic House and Senate, got most of what he wanted.
The battle was triggered by the discovery of unexpected revenues resulting mainly – though the Democrats are loath to admit it – from the economy spurred by the tax bill enacted by the Republ