This is the foundation of my argument for what I have been calling a "Brawny Recovery", a slower, income-led economy founded on restoring US public infrastructure investments to pre-Reagan norms while focusing the investment in building up capacities in the New Energy Economy to support complementary private investment in associated productive capacity.

The wife had MSNBC on last night while I was in another room doing sink repair.  Talking about Bernanke's reappointment or replacement.  The usual hystronics.  Then I passed by and commented that what was needed was to get rid of Geithner and shut down Citi and other big banks.  "That is what they are saying,"  she responded, so I stopped and listened.  Sure enough one of their controversy bears was saying that some big banks would have to be "resolved." Having that said on MSNBC seems like a milestone.


"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."