Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Dean Baker Saying It Clearly

Dean Baker on the surge in real wages last month, mainly due to the disappearance of roughly $14 trillion in "counterfeit" wealth from the economy, by means of the housing bubble burst and the stock market crash.

The money quote, "[W]hen the rich lose wealth it is a gain to everyone else. In short, they have our money."

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