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Promoted to Headline (H3) on 1/15/09:
The Growing Clout of the Nouveau Poor

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Any serious attempt to get the economy going again--and I leave aside the unserious attempts like bank bailouts and other corporate welfare projects--has to start at the bottom. Poverty and the squeeze on the middle class are a big part of what got us into this mess in the first place. Obama promises to create 3 million new jobs in 'shovel-ready' projects. Let's hope they're not all jobs for young men with strong backs.

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Shovel ready economy... by Matthew Peters on Thursday, Jan 15, 2009 at 3:15:00 PM
Nouveau poor by Archie on Thursday, Jan 15, 2009 at 10:08:33 PM