Comments on: What Is This Thing Called…Escape Velocity? http://jaredbernsteinblog.com/what-is-this-thing-called%e2%80%a6escape-velocity/ Facts, Thoughts, and Commentary Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:08:51 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dan F http://jaredbernsteinblog.com/what-is-this-thing-called%e2%80%a6escape-velocity/#comment-147945 Dan F Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:22:43 +0000 http://jaredbernsteinblog.com/?p=4699#comment-147945 Again the debt burden is only discussed in terms on individuals. It at best a downward spiral for a large percentage of the population as wages collapse.

http://macrobits.pinetreecapital.com/to-restore-global-economic-growth-we-need-debt-writedowns/

]]> By: Tyler http://jaredbernsteinblog.com/what-is-this-thing-called%e2%80%a6escape-velocity/#comment-147895 Tyler Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:51:38 +0000 http://jaredbernsteinblog.com/?p=4699#comment-147895 Greg Mankiw has a pretty powerful post against President Obama’s reelection: http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2012/04/monitoring-so-called-recovery.html

It’s kind of hard to say President Obama should be reelected after looking at that graph. Then again, he’s not doing much worse than Reagan in his first term – and he went on to win 49 states in 1984.

]]> By: Michael http://jaredbernsteinblog.com/what-is-this-thing-called%e2%80%a6escape-velocity/#comment-147533 Michael Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:10:47 +0000 http://jaredbernsteinblog.com/?p=4699#comment-147533 There seems to be some kind of bizarre belief that we can get out of this while leaving the fraudsters in charge of the banks.

…why?

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