Public radio again shows its true colors

Sunday March 18, 2012, there was a program on our local NPR station. I think it was the Marketplace program. I was in my car, on the way to hear bluegrass music, and running late, so I didn't get the names of the interviewer and interviewee. The person being interviewed was a professor in an economics type department at a major university. The NPR interviewer commented on complaints about the price of gasoline, and asked the professor about prices. The professor said that per capita GDP has risen more than prices, so people are paying less of their income for things like food and gas. Marketplace is produced by American Public Media.

Now, both the professor and the interviewer have to know that those gains in GDP have gone almost solely to those at the top of the income levels, and that people in the bottom tier have actually had a decrease in income, relative to inflation. They are in the business of knowing about this topic. And the fact that the professor referred to GDP per capita was clearly meant to mislead. And the fact that the interviewer did not bring this up indicates that the intent of this segment was to mislead listeners.

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