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In reply to the discussion: STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Tuesday, 24 April 2012 [View all]xchrom
(108,903 posts)22. STIGLITZ: America Is Being Devoured By Parasites
http://www.businessinsider.com/stiglitz-america-is-being-devoured-by-parasites-2012-4
Economist Joseph Stiglitz offered some grim imagery to describe America today, in an interview with The European:
We are facing a very difficult transition from manufacturing to a service economy. We have failed to manage that transition smoothly. If we dont correct that mistake, we will pay a very high price. Already, the average American is suffering from the failed transition. My concern is that we have set in motion an adverse economics and an adverse politics. A lot of American inequality is caused by rent-seeking: Monopolies, military spending, procurement, extractive industries, drugs. We have some economic sectors that are very good, but we also have a lot of parasites. The hopeful view is that the economy can grow if we rid ourselves of the parasites and focus on the productive sectors. But in any disease there is always the risk that the parasites will devour the healthy body parts. The jury is still out on that.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/stiglitz-america-is-being-devoured-by-parasites-2012-4#ixzz1sxS2GOa5
Economist Joseph Stiglitz offered some grim imagery to describe America today, in an interview with The European:
We are facing a very difficult transition from manufacturing to a service economy. We have failed to manage that transition smoothly. If we dont correct that mistake, we will pay a very high price. Already, the average American is suffering from the failed transition. My concern is that we have set in motion an adverse economics and an adverse politics. A lot of American inequality is caused by rent-seeking: Monopolies, military spending, procurement, extractive industries, drugs. We have some economic sectors that are very good, but we also have a lot of parasites. The hopeful view is that the economy can grow if we rid ourselves of the parasites and focus on the productive sectors. But in any disease there is always the risk that the parasites will devour the healthy body parts. The jury is still out on that.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/stiglitz-america-is-being-devoured-by-parasites-2012-4#ixzz1sxS2GOa5
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