The Economic State of the Union

American Prospect by Jared Bernstein | Jan. 29, 2008 (Opinion)
In last night's State of the Union, Bush danced around the very real economic concerns faced by Americans. Of course, this is nothing new.

The fact is, Bushonomics -- which I'd characterize as large supply-side tax cuts, deregulation, with no regard to fiscal constraints -- has failed... Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 1, 2008

Most of the story is on-point and adds perspective. He did not mention that unemployment is augmented by underemployment as good paying union jobs have been outsources and exported and many of the employed are working second tier jobs or two or three jobs. And as for the bush speechwriters who say his tax cuts save taxpayers and average of $1800, may they drown crossing a river with an average depth of 2 inches.

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