Fortune's Andy Serwer says the last decade was filled with scandals and mishaps caused by a deferral of responsibility.
Harold Ford, Jr., the former Tennessee congressman, suggests the president make some aggressive moves on taxes to jumpstart the economy.
Many profitable businesses are still reluctant to hire more workers despite lobbying for a comprehensive jobs bill from Congress.
Fortune editors say modest growth in private sector hiring did not offset the loss of temporary government jobs.
Fortune's Colin Barr says the slowing recovery and more bank failures mean many banks are reluctant to lend.
Higher unemployment is one of the reasons why parents are saving less for college, Fortune's Colin Barr says.
The Obama administration's plan to let the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy expire has left some top income earners on Wall Street angry.
The former HP CEO and the tech company have been leaking different accounts of Hurd's dismissal to the media, according to Fortune?s Andy Serwer.
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