Why Government is More Afraid of Debt than Depression

Name: Why Government is More Afraid of Debt than Depression
Uploaded: 2010-12-20T18:06:58
Duration: 10 min
Description: University of Missouri Kansas City economics professor Michael Hudson compares the behavior of Wall Street to a parasite on the U.S. economy.

University of Missouri Kansas City economics professor Michael Hudson compares the behavior of Wall Street to a parasite on the U.S. economy.

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