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Robert Reich: Anderson, obviously right now we have a jobs and wages and growth crisis. And not a debt crisis. And until we actually…

On the recordAugust 17, 2011
Anderson, obviously right now we have a jobs and wages and growth crisis. And not a debt crisis. And until we actually get more spending, whether it's individuals and businesses or even in the short-term government, we're not going to have enough aggregate demand to get people back to work and get the market moving and get economic growth actually back in force.
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Robert Reich discusses the current economic crisis, emphasizing the need for increased spending to stimulate growth.

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