Brian Wesbury

Chief Economist, First Trust Advisors

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Chief Economist at First Trust Advisors, in Lisle, Illinois, and a regular economic forecaster on TV and in print

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The finger of blame for the worst economic mess since the Great Depression has been pointed mainly at Wall Street.

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The finger of blame for the worst economic mess since the Great Depression has been pointed mainly at Wall Street, but what about Main Street, where ordinary Americans were living on…

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The finger of blame for the worst economic mess since the Great Depression has been pointed mainly at Wall Street, but what about Main Street, where ordinary Americans were living on…

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