Links for 2012-01-2`

• European Central Bank Eases Euro Crisis a Bit - NYTimes.com
• George Washington Was A Hypocrite - Paul Krugman
• Five Things You Probably Don’t Know About Food Stamps - CBPP
• The influence of macroeconomic ideas - mainly macro
• How the Fed won its independence - Gavyn Davies
• Will Emerging Markets Fall in 2012? - Jeffrey Frankel
• The Anti-Sarcasm Contract - Cheap Talk
• Migrants, benefits and public services - Jonathan Portes
• The crisis raises legitimate questions about capitalism - Mohamed El-Erian
• You can’t measure tax progressivity while ignoring income trends - EPI
• More About Corporate Taxes And The .01 Percent - Paul Krugman
• Is U.S. Health Spending Finally Under Control? - Uwe E. Reinhardt
• No need to deleverage gross debt - Antonio Fatas