Democratic Rep. Pans Deficit Hysteria: 'Our Immediate Problem Is Unemployment'

From ThinkProgress Mon Jan 14 2013, 21:00:51

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) recently gained some attention by strongly advocating that the Obama administration defuse the coming debt ceiling standoff by minting a $1 trillion platinum coin. "It would normally not be proper to consider such a thing, except when you're faced with blackmail to destroy the country's economy, you have to consider things," [...]

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