By Thom Hartmann

For Grover “Drown Government In The Bathtub” Norquist, this bailout deal will work out very well. At a proposed cost of $4,780 per taxpayer, it’ll further the David Stockman strategy of so indebting us that the next president won’t have the luxury of even thinking of new social spending (expanding health care, social security, education, infrastructure, etc.); taxes will even have to be raised just to pay for the bailout. It’ll debase our currency, driving up commodity prices and interest rates, which will benefit the Investor Class while further impoverishing the pesky Middle Class, rendering them less prone to protest (because they’re so busy working trying to pay off their debt). It’ll create stagflation for at least the next half decade, which can be blamed on Democrats who currently control Congress and, should Obama be elected, be blamed on him.

• The bailout. Do we need to tax speculation now to save us from further economic ruin?


• Guest: CNS Editor-in-Chief Terence Jeffrey. Bailout.


• Guest: Heather Wokusch. US and Pakistan. Europe and economic meltdown.


• Guest: Alex Epstein, Ayn Rand Institute. Alex says democracy is an unjust system, while laissez-faire is the system of justice.


• Guest: "Everything You Know is Wrong": Dr. Rodney Stark. "What Americans Really Believe".

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Quote: "And to preserve their independence,we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make ourelection between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude." -Thomas Jefferson

Hour One – Do we need to tax speculation now to save us from further economic ruin?

Hour Two - Guest: Terry Jeffreywww.cnsnews.com Topic: Economy, economy,economy...

Guest: Heather Wokusch www.progressiveshandbook.com Topic: Heather is discussing the ominous US move towards Pakistan and Iran - which are taking place completely under the radar.

Hour Three - Guest: Alex Epstein www.aynrand.org Topic: Capitalism vs. Democracy—Alex says democracy is an unjust system, while laissez-faire is the system of justice.

Guest: "Everything You Know is Wrong" Dr. Rodney Stark www.rodneystark.com Topic: "What Americans Really Believe”

• Guest: John Fund, author, "Stealing Elections: How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy"