Video: Austerityand the Budget Wars

by Damon Silvers Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011 at 4:16 PM
mbatko@yahoo.com

Damon Silvers of the AFL-CIO is interviewed on www.therealnews.com. "We support Obama's policy objectives, but will he fight for them, will his austerity narrative undermine that fight?

You can't cut your way out of recession. The deficit was caused by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Bush tax cuts for the super-rich and the effects of the economic crisis (loss of revenue).

to hear the interview with Damon Silvers broadcast on www.therealnews.com, Feb 23, 2011, click on

http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=74&jumival=693

Original: Video: Austerityand the Budget Wars