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		<title>The Downward Mobility of the American Middle Class</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Reich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[January’s increase in hiring is good news, but it masks a bigger and more disturbing story – the continuing downward mobility of the American middle class. Most of the new jobs being created are in the lower-wage sectors of the economy – hospital orderlies and nursing aides, secretaries and temporary workers, retail and restaurant. Meanwhile, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carrying The Political Burden Of “Carried Interest”</title>
		<link>http://wallstreetpit.com/89198-carrying-the-political-burden-of-carried-interest</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry M. Elkin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A person’s income tax returns paint a pretty vivid portrait if you know what to look for, and the picture of Mitt Romney that emerged last week is that of a successful investor and politician who does his best to make his financial affairs bulletproof. Romney and his wife Ann have very intricate finances, owing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President and Senator Obama not Straight on Food Stamp Eligibility</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Casey B. Mulligan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama recently said, First of all, I don&#8217;t put people on food stamps. People become eligible for food stamps. Second of all, the initial expansion of food-stamp eligibility happened under my Republican predecessor, not under me. Number three, when you have a disastrous economic crash that results in 8 million people losing their jobs, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wisconsin Emerges As A Crucial Swing State</title>
		<link>http://wallstreetpit.com/89131-wisconsin-emerges-as-a-crucial-swing-state</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry M. Elkin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we think of swing states in presidential elections, Florida, with its fast-growing population, quickly comes to mind, followed by fading industrial powerhouses Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Wisconsin usually does not make the list. But the Badger State – not particularly big, not particularly influential in national politics – has become a state that President [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama’s State of Regulation</title>
		<link>http://wallstreetpit.com/89124-obamas-state-of-regulation</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chidem Kurdas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barack Obama sounded a number of themes in his 2012 State of the Union Address this week, all underpinned by the proposition that socioeconomic ills can be solved by interventionist government in general and his administration in particular. Indiana governor Mitch Daniels, giving the Republican rebuttal, effectively replied to the main claims. He pointed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why No Responsible Democrat Should Want Newt Gingrich to Get the GOP Nomination</title>
		<link>http://wallstreetpit.com/89113-why-no-responsible-democrat-should-want-newt-gingrich-to-get-the-gop-nomination</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Reich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Republicans are worried sick about Newt Gingrich’s ascendance, while Democrats are tickled pink. Yet no responsible Democrat should be pleased at the prospect that Gingrich could get the GOP nomination. The future of America is too important to accept even a small risk of a Gingrich presidency. The Republican worry is understandable. “The possibility of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Romney’s Gift from Bernanke</title>
		<link>http://wallstreetpit.com/89047-romneys-gift-from-bernanke</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Global Macro Monitor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney just received a huge campaign gift from Ben Bernanke as he moves to the Florida primary.    The Fed just announced they will continue to flog savers  — i.e., Florida retirees who live off CD income, and we’re talking Credit Default swaps! — possibly into 2014.   Ouch! This is one reason Ron [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The State of Our Disunion: A Globalizing Private Sector, A Government Overwhelmed by Corporate Money</title>
		<link>http://wallstreetpit.com/88959-the-state-of-our-disunion-a-globalizing-private-sector-a-government-overwhelmed-by-corporate-money</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Reich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who should have the primary strategic responsibility for making American workers globally competitive – the private sector or government? This will be a defining issue in the 2012 campaign. In his State of the Union address, President Obama will make the case that government has a vital role. His Republican rivals disagree. Mitt Romney charges [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Warren Buffett &amp; Rep. Scott Ridell On Deficit, Tax Policy</title>
		<link>http://wallstreetpit.com/88923-warren-buffett-rep-scott-ridell-on-deficit-tax-policy</link>
		<comments>http://wallstreetpit.com/88923-warren-buffett-rep-scott-ridell-on-deficit-tax-policy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett and Rep. Scott Rigell (R-VA) spoke with Bloomberg Television&#8217;s Betty Liu in Omaha, NE during their first in-person meeting following Rigell&#8217;s pledge to give 15% of his salary to help pay down the national debt. Buffett said he would donate 15% of his income if 10% of Congress would, but that donations are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Republicans Want to Win the Presidential Election?</title>
		<link>http://wallstreetpit.com/88897-do-republicans-want-to-win-the-presidential-election</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Thoma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been puzzling so far, but I think I figured out the Republican strategy for the presidential election. Obama is already giving them everything they want in terms of policy, pretty much, and there&#8217;s no reason to think he&#8217;ll change after the election. Centrism is not an act for Obama, it&#8217;s who he really is [...]]]></description>
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