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Seymour Patterson received a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Oklahoma in 1980. He has taught courses and done research in international economics and economic development. He has been the recipient of two Fulbright awards--the first in Botswana in 1991 and the most recent in Ethiopia in 2009. He was on the Truman State University faculty until 2008.
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, February 7, 2013 Austerity again
Worry about the deficit is not the solution to slow economic growth. The 4th-quarter GDP drop is no excuse to cut entitlement spending. Also, irrational arguments are everywhere. For instance, Congress wants to destroy the U.S. Postal Service to save it; President Obama lied about closing Gitmo, but Congress failed to provide funds to close it. Government cannot create jobs--so, a government postal worker doesn't have a job.