Link to the Show / Show NotesA major focus for voters in the race for president is concern over the economy. But what are the hidden costs behind headline issues like soaring food prices, free trade agreements, as well as the war in Iraq? On this edition of Justice Talking, we'll look at why food prices are going up and how some Americans are struggling to put food on the table; we'll talk about whether trade agreements are good or bad for America's workforce; and Linda Bilmes explains how she and a Nobel Prize-winning economist determined that the war is costing a staggering three trillion dollars.
KEYWORDS: scary numbers; economy; deficit; debt; balance of payments; food crisis; energy crisis; food shortages; energy shortages; trade agreements; balance of trade; U.S. monetary policy;
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