Economy

George W. Bush by JT

Thousands Line Up For Free Food In San Francisco

Steve Rubenstein, Chronicle Staff Writer Wednesday, December 17, 2008 (12-16) 13:47 PST SAN FRANCISCO — Never have so many people waited so long in San Francisco for a chicken. Not only a chicken, but cans of pears, corn, carrots and tomatoes, plus a sack of pinto beans. The line Tuesday for the annual grocery giveaway […]

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Wall Street by JT

Experts Are Bewitched, Bewildered and Befuddled By The Economy

Economy in Turmoil and Bailout Plans Adrift THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Carolyn Lochhead, Chronicle Washington Bureau Sunday, December 7, 2008 Washington — Detroit automakers are in line behind governors who are in line behind banks, seeking emergency aid from Washington. Nearly $8 trillion in federal commitments is already out the door, and half of the […]

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Tullycast by JT

Stiglitz on The Great American Economy [must read]

VANITY FAIR Reversal of Fortune Describing how ideology, special-interest pressure, populist politics, and sheer incompetence have left the U.S. economy on life support, the author puts forth a clear, commonsense plan to reverse the Bush-era follies and regain America’s economic sanity. by Joseph E. Stiglitz November 2008 When the American economy enters a downturn, you […]

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