Dean Baker
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Opinion
Creationists, flat earthers and deficit hawks
September 2, 2011It's worth asking how the proponents of deficit-reduction - be they congressional Republicans or "deficit hawks" within the Obama administration - think that lower deficits will lead to increased growth and job creation in an economy...
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Opinion
Cutting Social Security — where does your congressperson stand?
October 12, 2010There is a pledge to protect Social Security that has already been endorsed by more then 100 members of Congress. Where does yours stand?
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U.S.
America Speaks back: Derailing the drive to cut Social Security and Medicare
June 23, 2010Next weekend will feature another milestone in the drive to cut Social Security and Medicare. The organization America Speaks will be hosting a series of 20 meetings in cities across the country. They will ask the...
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Opinion
The TARP and the deficit hawks
June 11, 2010WASHINGTON (PAI)--When politicians demand the public do something because of the dictates of financial markets, it is best to hold on to your wallet.
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Opinion
Taxing the oil companies hot air
February 3, 2006Last October 12 U.S. Senators sent a letter to nine major oil companies, asking them to donate part of their record profits to help poor Americans faced with large increases in their heating oil costs this...
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PrintEditions
Hold your ground, refuse to surrender
April 15, 2005Two leading Democratic strategists, James Carville and Stanley Greenberg, publicly took their party to task for its “just say no” approach to President Bush’s proposed privatization and benefit cuts. “To say there is no problem simply...
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