washingtonpost.com Do we really need to do this? By Michael A. Fletcher Sunday, February 1, 2009; Page A08 1. Many, many economists from across the ideological spectrum say yes, although an increasingly vocal group of free-market thinkers says no. Those backing the plan say you have to look no further than the nation’s shrinking [...]
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Do we really need to do this?
By Michael A. Fletcher Sunday, February 1, 2009 The Washington Post 1. Many, many economists from across the ideological spectrum say yes, although an increasingly vocal group of free-market thinkers says no. Those backing the plan say you have to look no further than the nation’s shrinking job market to understand the need for the [...]
1 Feb
Stop Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic and Nationalize the Damn Banks
By Joshua Holland, AlterNet. Posted January 30, 2009. It’s the best possible course to rescue our economy at this point; all the other options would be disastrous. The painful but unavoidable reality of the financial crisis is that every dollar spent trying to prop up a failing bank is just good money thrown after bad; [...]
