Links

Joyful European workers.

• An Associated Press analysis concludes the stimulus package has had almost no impact on unemployment. Maybe that's why President Obama doesn't use the s-word anymore.

• The Washington Post says for workers in Europe, economic recovery seems a long way off. Paul Krugman are you listening?

• Derek Thompson asks why American food is so cheap. The answer starts with corn subsidies.

• This will get the economy moving: President Obama is weighing a new tax on banks.

• John Stossel on conflicts of interest in Congress. Be sure to note the part about stock market returns.

Update: Maybe that AP study isn't so reputable.