Economic angst

Are Americans about to plunge into one of the worse economic crises in history? Or did Phil Gramm have a point when he called the current malaise a "mental" recession? All week, author Doug Henwood and Slate columnist Steven E. Landsburg discuss the federal government's role in reversing our economic slide.

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