Robert Reich breaks down the 7 Biggest Lies About the Economy:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM5Ep9fS7Z0[/youtube]
Via From Pine View Farm by way of Truthout.
Also cribbed From Pine View Farm, this pointer to a great post from Glomirazation, Esq. on great moral deadzone that is the “regulatory uncertainly” claim being trumpeted by businesses that are pretty damned profitable already:
I’ll tell you what uncertainty is. It’s not knowing whether you can pay the rent or put food on the table next month. And states are cutting TANF left and right. TANF — thank you, President Clinton — is difficult to get in the first place, offers no childcare to moms while requiring them to go to work, and discriminates against non-married, non-nuclear families.
Go read the whole thing — it’s short.