Austerity Has Cost the US 2.2 million Jobs: Study Says

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/06/austerity-jobs_n_3224762.html?utm_hp_ref=tw. Due 18 May 2013. Read it and weep!!

Vermont Exercising Option to Balance the Budget

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/us/24vermont.html. Due 10 May 2013. What reason does the Governor give for NOT balancing the budget in Vermont? Is this a good idea or not??