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Alesia L
1 Aug 2012



Prosperity Economics" Instead Of Right-Wing Austerity Economics
From Our Future

With the elite conventional political wisdom so congealed around the idea that the federal government is broke, that our top priority must be to "cut the spending" without discussing the merits of the government spending we are told we must be eager to cut, and that we have to break the promises of economic security we have made to seniors and people who are struggling on the economic ladder, it is particularly important now to remind Americans that there is another way out. Or, more precisely, there is only one way out of our economic morass, and the way of forcing middle- and low-income people to made do with less while showering more relief on the wealthiest among us is not it. “Prosperity Economics; Building an Economy For All” is important not because it breaks dramatic new ground in the economic debate, its co-author, Jacob Hacker, said during a presentation today at the Economic Policy Institute. But its significance is the very fact that the conservative austerity agenda is becoming so entrenched in both political parties, and in the Republican party, extreme to an unprecedented degree.
 

Liberal Groups Counter GOP’s Economic Agenda With New Plan
From The National Journal

A coalition of liberal groups will be out with a new economic message this morning, designed to counter the conservative "Path to Prosperity" plan. The AFL-CIO, Center for Community Change, Economic Policy Institute, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, National Council of La Raza and SEIU are all behind the message, which will be outlined in the "Prosperity Economics" plan to be released later this morning. The report counters the notion that tax cuts for the rich promote entrepreneurship, and that budget cuts and painful austerity measures are needed to spur job growth. 
 


Fiscal cliff dive only way out
From Politico

My family and I stood atop a mountain cliff. Below, many feet down: cool, blue water. It was a couple years ago on a Hawaiian vacation. “Jump!” some nearby teens yelled. “Just do it!” I stared down. What if large rocks were beneath the surface? What if it was too shallow? I stood at the edge for a long time. A young redheaded man jumped ahead of me, piercing the surface like a knife, then submerging completely. He was underwater for just a few seconds, but it seemed much longer.
“Going over a cliff” sounds deadly. Free fall. Air below. The landing could spell disaster.
Or it could bring a cool blast of sweet relief.

 
 
 
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