I just came in from picking up the mail yesterday and caught the Radio America right wing radio host Greg Knapp talking ranting on CNBC about how bad Obama tripled the deficit. Tripled? Usally the figure I hear cited by the right wing ideologues is quadrupled and they very often cite this chart from an [...]
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Whose Deficit Is It?
Posted in The Economy, Uncategorized on June 12, 2009 | 4 Comments »
House of Cards (CNBC) & The Ascent of Money (PBS)
Posted in The Economy on February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight on CNBC there is a two-hour special entitled House of Cards which, to quote Newsday, is "A remarkably clear overview of the financial debacle that has put us all in this fine mess." While it it scheduled for showing at 8pm 12 am Eastern Time this evening I think I would ‘bet you my [...]
A Great Quote from the Economist Dean Baker
Posted in Politics, The Economy on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We get the news yesterday that the "Republicans Cut 500,000 Jobs Out of Stimulus Package" Brilliantly put from the Economist Dean Baker in The TPM Cafe "Trying to save money on stimulus, is like finding a short cut for your jogging route. We can do it, but it undermines the whole point of the effort."
