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Robert Shiller Argues That Rising Inequality In The US Was A Major Cause Of The Recent Crisis, And Little Is Being Done To Address It

I have previously argued at some length that rising inequality is one of the main causes of the economic crisis.Famed Yale economist Robert Shiller agrees.As the Browser reports:Yale economist Robert Shiller argues that rising inequality in the US was…

John Geyman: The Public Option: Dead By Pen Strokes In Congressional Committees

The initial idea of a public option was premised on the thought that a public plan could bring needed competition into the financing of health care. Forget that dream.