In this edition of Max Keiser’s “On the Edge”, he discusses the management and state of the US economy, the outlook for the US dollar and other topical matters with Paul Craig Roberts, assistant Treasury Secretary in the Reagan administration, who earned fame as the “Father of Reaganomics“. He is a former editor and columnist for the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and Scripps Howard News Service.

Keirser’s in-your-face presentation style may not be everybody’s cup of tea, but it certainly makes for thought-provoking viewing material.

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Source: YouTube (here and here), October 23, 2009.

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