"David Cay Johnston: More Corporate Tax Breaks Will Not Stimulate the Economy" (with video and audio)

Democracy Now, with video and audio:

“Getting the economy back on its feet, giving taxpayers a break, saving your retirement fund and your kid’s college tuition? Done. And it won’t cost you a penny.” David Cay Johnston outlines his own “fiscal therapy” to end the economic crisis. [includes rush transcript–partial]

David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist. He has the cover story in the latest issue of Mother Jones magazine, titled ‘Fiscal Therapy.’ His most recent book is titled Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill). He is a former reporter at the New York Times.

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