Former Bush Advisor on Austerity

http://huff.to/15Mzfn2. Due 29 April 2013. What policies did Mankiw recommend that are now under great scrutiny? What are his excuses? What policies would YOU recommend to solve the problem?

Austerity Calamity

[ http://huff.to/13wUzt1 ]http://huff.to/13wUzt1 Due 29 April 2013. What is wrong with the strategy demonstrated in the austerity process that conflicts with basic fiscal and monetary policies? How would you correct the problem?

Weak Job gains hurt economic outlook

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/05/us-usa-economy-jobless-idUSBRE9330HH20130405. Due 15 April 2013. What does this author blame for the weak economic outlook? Aside from the arguments made in this article, what do YOU see as a major problem in the current economy?

David Stockman: We've Been Lied To, Robbed, and Misled

http://www.theburningplatform.com/?p=51922 Due 8 April 2013. (David Stockman is an Michigan State Univ graduate!!!!) Notice that all these articles refer back to the problems in 1907--when we did not have a Federal Reserve system. How does the 1907 solution compare to the solutions the FED is offering today? Why has Nixon's (Tricky Dick) move in 1971 to close the gold window put us even further in debt? Why does Stockman claim we have been lied to, robbed and misled?