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Dean Baker: Gov’t helped the banks, not homeowners

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Economist Dean Baker discusses foreclosure crisis with Rep. Marcy Kaptur and Nathan Havey on Fighting for our Homes. See the full discussion at FightingForOurHomes.com. Dean Baker says the government has been most interested in helping the banks that got us into this crisis in the first place. Have you been affected by the housing crisis? ...

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Economist Dean Baker discusses foreclosure crisis with Rep. Marcy Kaptur and Nathan Havey on Fighting for our Homes. See the full discussion at FightingForOurHomes.com. Dean Baker says the government has been most interested in helping the banks that got us into this crisis in the first place.



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Dean Baker
Dean Baker is a macroeconomist and codirector of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC. He previously worked as a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and an assistant professor at Bucknell University. He is a regular Truthout columnist and a member of Truthout's Board of Advisers.

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