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<\/a>By <\/strong>Larry Beinhart<\/strong>, <\/strong>AlterNet<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The New York Times<\/em> made it official. The Economy is a problem!<\/p>\n

So, now, at last we can discuss it.<\/p>\n

Not just discuss it, in rapid order “recession” became the word of the day, from White House, Congress, the Fed and the media.<\/p>\n

It’s blamed, mostly, on the subprime crisis.<\/p>\n

But that’s not the problem. It’s a symptom. It is the logical, and probably one of the necessary results, of Bushenomics.<\/p>\n

Along with low, or no, job growth. Little or no business growth. Depressed wages. And the crashing dollar. (The president has a different vision of the economy. In his vision it’s booming! And the number of jobs is growing! Though there is this little blip.)<\/p>\n

(Original Article)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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