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The U.S. economy is gripped by its worst recession in recent memory. Unemployment is up, consumer spending is down. The Federal Reserve has flooded the economy with money and the government has engaged in numerous bailouts and interventions. The Obama Administration and Congress have enacted several of the largest spending bills in history, with accompanying increases in our national debt. Where is this headed? How bad will it get and when will it improve? What will halt the slide? Keynesian spending? Further expansion of the money supply? Tax cuts? Tax hikes? More regulation? Less regulation? Please join us as we welcome noted economists who will share their insights and answer your questions in a lively format. Our panel includes: - Professor Geoffrey J.D. Hewings, director of the Regional Economics Applications Laboratory, University of Illinois - Paul K. Hoffmeister, chief economist of Bretton Woods Research LLC.