America's 13 Deficits That Have Lead Up to OWS: Part 1 of 4 - Fiscal Deficits

[kangofu]

America's 13 Deficits: Part 1 of 4 - Fiscal Deficits
The US' biggest economic problem is unemployment, yet the government's approach is to focus on deficits instead.
Source - Al Jazeera
Paul Rosenberg Last Modified: 20 Sep 2011 10:18The United States' most significant economic problem is mass unemployment, not its current deficit or its long-term

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[hammersxstrings]

this is a fantastic series he's done. i was gonna post this next :)

[kangofu]

It really is. I love his 4th piece where he talks about how the political system with the senate just screws us over.

[romp]

oligopolies: this helped make clear to me why the deregulation is happening--they can afford *anything*

and this is the best explanation I've ever seen on why the US health care system doesn't work:
The Cost Conundrum: What a Texas town can teach us about health care