This American Life was about the economy last weekend. It’s excellent and you will definitely understand more about what is going on and how it extends well-beyond the sub-prime problem we’ve been told to blame. Sub-prime loans may have been the virus, but the disease is much more.
I highly recommend that you download the mp3 or the iTunes podcast this week while it’s available.
The last 12 minutes is the Was The Bailout Bill A Good Idea? segment I’ve already highlighted.