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Podcast: WHTT Podcasts
Episode: New War on ISIS Gains Momentum - US Economy Shudders Over Cost of 24 Years Of Conflict
Description: Twenty four years of wars on Islamic states has been largely responsible for the US federal debt rising from about $4 to about $17 trillion. The US government has lied to Americans to get us into these wars. And, the US government has cooked the books on the cost of living and unemployment figures to deceive us. In this podcast, Chuck Carlson discusses Kevin Phillips' important book, Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism, the informative site shadowstats.com, and what can be done.