{"article":{"id":244527,"heading":"Video: Austerityand the Budget Wars","author":"Damon Silvers","created":"2011-02-24 16:16:59","modified":"2011-02-24 16:16:59","last_modified":"Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:16:59","article":"

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

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