Congress Should Approve Obama's Jobs Plan A Debate
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English

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Intelligence Squared U.S., the Oxford style, three-on-three debate series is produced by the Rosenkranz Foundation in New York City. These debates are produced for radio by WNYC, New York Public Radio, and distributed nationally by NPR. The programs reach a wide audience and attract as speakers the top experts, specialists and passionate advocates for both sides of each issue.

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In 2009, in response to a severe recession, Congress, at the request of Obama, passed a fiscal stimulus. In 2010, amid fears that the economy was slipping back into recession, Congress debated a new jobs plan submitted by Obama. Panelists debate this proposal, and consider whether the original stimulus succeeded. They discuss the longer-term economic problems, and the questions of short versus long-term economic policy.

8 & up.

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Closed-captioned.