Monday, December 03, 2012

ECONOMIST JAMES K GALBRAITH: THE FISCAL CLIFF IS A SCAM.


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November 30, 2012

Why the Fiscal Cliff is a Scam 

James K. Galbraith: Is there a looming crisis of debt or deficits such that sacrifices in general are necessary?


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December 2, 2012

A Looming Crisis in Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid? The "Fiscal Cliff" is a Scam Pt2

James Galbraith: It's been known since the 1950's that there would be more demands on social security; If there was political will health care costs could be controlled, it's not a problem of Medicare


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Bio

James K. Galbraith teaches at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin. He is a Senior Scholar of the Levy Economics Institute and the Chair of the Board of Economists for Peace and Security. The son of a renowned economist, the late John Kenneth Galbraith, he writes occasional commentary for many publications, including Mother Jones, The Texas Observer, The American Prospect, and The Nation. He directs the University of Texas Inequality Project, an informal research group based at the LBJ School, and is President this year of the Association for Evolutionary Economics.

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