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Are Politics Crashing the Economy?


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President Obama's latest plan to tackle the deficit returns to the theme of taxing the rich. Republicans continue to target budget cuts. As unemployment is stuck around 9 percent, could it be that politics, and not financial conditions, are to blame for the country's sustained economic problems? Does either side have the "political will" to force a solution?

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