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		<title>End This Depression Now&#8230;Please</title>
		<link>http://www.escapethenewgreatdepression.com/2012/05/09/end-this-depression-now-please/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 19:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael A. Kamperman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paul Krugman has published a book titled End This Depression Now.  His focus is not on what caused the depression or what we could do to try to prevent another one from occurring.  Instead it is focused on what steps need to be taken now to revive the economy.  He calls on the Federal Reserve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teachers Represent Shovel Ready Jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.escapethenewgreatdepression.com/2012/03/05/teachers-represent-shovel-ready-jobs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael A. Kamperman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.escapethenewgreatdepression.com/?p=704</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Paul Krugman has written an interesting column http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/05/opinion/krugman-states-of-depression.html?_r=1&#38;adxnnl=1&#38;adxnnlx=1330946519-fhHzrROxHg/Lh0Q5ykrFxQ  in this mornings NYT comparing the growth of all federal, state, and local government spending in this depression to the growth of all government spending at the same point of the Reagan recovery in the early-mid 1980&#8242;s.  Krugman points out that all levels of government spending adjusted for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Economic Politics of 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.escapethenewgreatdepression.com/2011/12/31/the-economic-politics-of-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael A. Kamperman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.escapethenewgreatdepression.com/?p=700</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; What happens in the elections will have a big impact on where the economy goes.  Unfortunately, President Obama has decided to go for the one year extension of unemployment benefits and the payroll tax cut and call it a year in 2012.  With the deal cut for 2 months it is highly implausible we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merry Christmas World</title>
		<link>http://www.escapethenewgreatdepression.com/2011/12/25/merry-christmas-world-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 18:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael A. Kamperman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.escapethenewgreatdepression.com/?p=696</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[May we have a bigger impact making peoples lives better in 2012.  I&#8217;m entering the 21st Century and you can now follow me on twitter @MikeKamperman]]></description>
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		<title>Occupy Wall Street Wakes-Up President Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.escapethenewgreatdepression.com/2011/10/30/occupy-wall-street-wakes-up-president-obama/</link>
		<comments>http://www.escapethenewgreatdepression.com/2011/10/30/occupy-wall-street-wakes-up-president-obama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael A. Kamperman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ben Bernanake]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.escapethenewgreatdepression.com/?p=693</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Occupy Wall Street movement has already had two huge successes.  First and foremost it has altered the debate from deficit cutting at all costs back to lack of jobs are the number one issue America is facing, not deficits.  Secondly, it has given our President a much needed wake-up call that it&#8217;s all about jobs, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Occupy Wall Street: A List of Demands for Consideration</title>
		<link>http://www.escapethenewgreatdepression.com/2011/10/14/occupy-wall-street-a-list-of-demands-for-consideration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 01:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael A. Kamperman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.escapethenewgreatdepression.com/?p=690</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Occupy Wall Street movement is all about an economy that is unable to support the aspirations of the majority of its participants.  If people had access to good jobs, they wouldn&#8217;t be sleeping on the streets to protest economic inequality.  Unemployed college grads unable to pay their student loans would much rather have a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finally the People Take to the Streets</title>
		<link>http://www.escapethenewgreatdepression.com/2011/10/06/finally-the-people-take-to-the-streets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael A. Kamperman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.escapethenewgreatdepression.com/?p=688</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Occupy Wall Street is now a wildfire spreading all over the country.  The economy is not working for young college graduates with huge student loans and no jobs, it&#8217;s not working for the less educated, it&#8217;s not working for those trapped in underwater mortgages, it&#8217;s not working for seniors afraid of the stock market and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Reserve Slow Walks QE3</title>
		<link>http://www.escapethenewgreatdepression.com/2011/09/21/federal-reserve-slow-walks-qe3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael A. Kamperman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.escapethenewgreatdepression.com/?p=684</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Bernanke led Fed has taken a baby step towards another round of QE3.  The market expected the so called operation twist whereby shorter dated Treasuries are sold for longer dated Treasuries driving down long term interest rates.  But in a little appreciated move the Federal Reserve will once again start purchasing Agency mortgage-backed securities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Incredible Smallness of The American Jobs Act</title>
		<link>http://www.escapethenewgreatdepression.com/2011/09/09/the-incredible-smallness-of-the-american-jobs-act/</link>
		<comments>http://www.escapethenewgreatdepression.com/2011/09/09/the-incredible-smallness-of-the-american-jobs-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael A. Kamperman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.escapethenewgreatdepression.com/?p=682</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The American Jobs Act presented by President Obama is not big, not bold, and not up to the challenge of helping 25 million Americans find full-time work.  When the President calls for a joint-session of Congress to present a plan to deal with what he termed a &#8216;crisis,&#8217; shouldn&#8217;t the plan &#8216;solve&#8217; the crisis?  It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reading the Bernanke Tea Leaves</title>
		<link>http://www.escapethenewgreatdepression.com/2011/08/26/reading-the-bernanke-tea-leaves/</link>
		<comments>http://www.escapethenewgreatdepression.com/2011/08/26/reading-the-bernanke-tea-leaves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael A. Kamperman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.escapethenewgreatdepression.com/?p=679</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The markets may be initially disappointed but Bernanke sent the signal the Fed is prepared to take significant additional action.  He announced that the September meeting has been changed from a one day meeting to a two day meeting and that all options will be on the table.  He didn&#8217;t change the schedule to allow [...]]]></description>
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