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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Treasury Secretary Lew on Long-Term Unemployment, Party Divide on Spending Cuts

Updated: May 8 2013,
Author: barrel fan
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Aggregate Demand, Budget Deficits and Public Debt, Business Cycles, Demand, Division of Labor/Specialization, Employment and Unemployment, Roles of Government, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence
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In a conversation with economics correspondent Paul Solman, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew addresses jobs and economic growth — issues paramount to most Americans — as well the political fight over automatic spending cuts, the implementation of Dodd-Frank and reform on Wall Street.