A Brief History of the Past 80 Years of the American Economy

The Economist has the informative little video about the US Economy since World War II, focusing on savings vs. consumption, and government deficits, and national exports. No wonder we're in the midst of an economic crisis, massive government deficits, and a thoroughly wrecked credit system. Did nobody think that the 80s were a bad idea?

Since the Economist doesn't seem to do embedding, here's the link.