Video: Address Unemployment, Then Debt (tags)
Bob Polin - Pt4 Unemployment has evaporated in Washington policy discussions. Banks sitting on money from the Fed are not lending except to Brazil etc.
One Land, Two Economies (tags)
Economic prosperity and progress for the president are obviously synonymous with robustly higher profits for businessmen and stock speculators. The large majority of Americans must suffer more because the crisis is not over for them.
Video: Cutting Public Sector Wages Will Make Recession Worse (tags)
The horse must be before the cart. The horse is economic recovery. Once jobs are created (and tax havens are dried up), the deficit will gradually be reduced (Robert Kuttner). Federal revenue sharing is the alternative to eliminating firefighters and teachers.