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The Two Stories of This Terrible Economy, Yet Obama and the Dems Won't Tell Theirs

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It's not that big business and Wall Street are evil. It's that they're out to make as much money as possible which is what they're set up to do. That's why we need an activist government to stimulate the economy, create jobs, and protect the public from their excesses.

So why haven't Obama and the Dems succeeded yet? Big business and Wall Street have used their money and political clout to stop government from doing as much as needs to be done.

The story is clear, and it has the virtue of being the truth. Why won't Obama and the Democrats tell it? Is it because big business and Wall Street have the money and political clout even to prevent the story from being told?

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Robert Reich is Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley. He has served in three national administrations, most recently as secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton. He has written twelve books, including (more...)
 

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Stories, narratives and solutions. by Peter Wedlund on Sunday, Aug 29, 2010 at 12:43:49 PM
Dems are unprincipled cowards by Michele Kelly on Sunday, Aug 29, 2010 at 2:12:44 PM
Totally sick of Obama by Sandra McNaughton on Sunday, Aug 29, 2010 at 6:37:48 PM
Can we stop by Progessive 1 on Sunday, Aug 29, 2010 at 6:55:56 PM
An Alternative to Capitalism (which we need here in the USA) by John Steinsvold on Sunday, Aug 29, 2010 at 9:09:39 PM
Obama building his resume by Perry Logan on Monday, Aug 30, 2010 at 5:59:36 AM
This is constructive criticism by ssg13565 on Monday, Aug 30, 2010 at 8:42:39 AM