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(32,006 posts) Fri Mar 22, 2013, 01:20 AM Mar 2013

Thom Hartmann: The coming economic crash (with professor Ravi Batra)

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From most of the 2nd hour of the March 19 show, part of Thom's occasional "Conversations with Great Minds" as he calls them.

Thom Hartmann talks with Dr. Ravi Batra, Professor of Economics-Southern Methodist University / "International bestselling author" of numerous books including, "The New Golden Age: The Coming Revolution against Political Corruption and Economic Chaos" and "Greenspan's Fraud"
Website: www.ravibatra.com...

Part 1 of 5: Batra says we will see another economic crash in 2016.

Part 2: the difference between the economic issues in Europe and the U.S.

Part 3: how Europe's budget deficit went down and what followed was unemployment and recession.

Part 4: the current economic situation.

Part 5: why Germany is driving the EU so hard on economic issues.

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Thom Hartmann: The coming economic crash (with professor Ravi Batra) (Original Post) alp227 Mar 2013 OP

Economic Democracy/Ravi Batra ReRe Mar 2013 #1

Wages Must Rise Or Deficits Must Rise - The Republicans Chose Deficits As More Profitable cantbeserious Mar 2013 #2

Very Interesting mtasselin Mar 2013 #3

k&R. He's a fascinating economist. look forward to hearing Conversations with Great Minds segments. Overseas Mar 2013 #4

"Democratic Economy" Plucketeer Mar 2013 #5

I applaud Thom Hartmann for the excellent guests and topics he brings to the forefront.! K & R, mother earth Mar 2013 #6

The current system 90-percent Mar 2013 #7

ReRe

(10,597 posts)

1. Economic Democracy/Ravi Batra

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 03:37 AM

Mar 2013

Thanks, alp227! Clip #5 didn't load, but I went to Youtube and watched it there. Everyone needs to listen to all 5 clips. Won't say anymore until after more have listened to all 5 ..don't want to spoil the discussion Thom has with Mr Batra.

cantbeserious

(13,039 posts)

2. Wages Must Rise Or Deficits Must Rise - The Republicans Chose Deficits As More Profitable

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 05:04 AM

Mar 2013

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mtasselin

(666 posts)

3. Very Interesting

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 08:46 AM

Mar 2013

Politicians will not listen to this because it makes to much sense, time to put some nickles away for some tough times ahead.

Overseas

(12,121 posts)

4. k&R. He's a fascinating economist. look forward to hearing Conversations with Great Minds segments.

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 09:42 AM

Mar 2013

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)

5. "Democratic Economy"

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 12:15 PM

Mar 2013

Just that title - in itself - would be enough to make Republican heads spin around while barfing up copious quantities of thick, green spew!

mother earth

(6,002 posts)

6. I applaud Thom Hartmann for the excellent guests and topics he brings to the forefront.! K & R,

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 12:55 PM

Mar 2013

Professor Ravi Batra IMHO is right on. Economic Democracy IS the new era, in a nutshell, I say can't happen soon enough! Aren't we all sick and tired of seeing every resource squandered and lives lost for profit?

90-percent

(6,828 posts)

7. The current system

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 10:04 AM

Mar 2013

With things brewing in our government like the Trans Pacific Partnership
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=425489
it is clear that the people that run the entire world are going medieval on our asses.

The most extreme example is global climate change. We are hurtling along mindlessly, as the keepers of the planet, while apocalyptic doom for the worlds future is merely a matter of when, and it's already been happening all around us. (The planet is the warmest it's been in 4000 years or something?) I'm against mass extinctions and rendering entire southern states as unlivable by humans!

The future of humanity is looking more and more and more like the movie Mad Max.

Our institutions are failing us utterly every where you turn. It is possible to be assured a future of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, but not with this collection of PTB sociopaths driving the planets future into the ground.

All this human misery does not have to be. We can live fair and peaceful and prosperous lives. All our problems have solutions. Modern technology is exploding all around us at an astounding pace (3D printing, as one example) If we could apply the same human ingenuity to solve the planets problems COLLECTIVELY, the future could be fair, just, prosperous and happy.

-90% Jimmy

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