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Yo_Mama

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6. You can see from the graphs

Reply to JayhawkSD (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 8, 2013, 07:59 AM

Jun 2013

That when I used the word "flat" I was using it in a comparative sense. The graphs are not flat. We are growing - our economy is growing.

But it's not growing strongly, and it really can't because of the excesses of the past and our demographics.

That's our recovery. It's not great, but it is a recovery. We are now entering the fifth year of recovery.

But it's hard to recoup the losses because of the very severe GDP decline and the factors I listed above.

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Washington�s Literal Sinkhole, and Our Idiotic Fixation on Deficits [View all] eridani May 2013 OP

Simple Keynsean economics. Laelth May 2013 #1

I don't disagree with you at all, but... JayhawkSD May 2013 #2

Good point, and I do not know the answer. Laelth May 2013 #3

We are in a recovery, just a very flat one Yo_Mama May 2013 #4

A "flat recovery" is a contradiction in terms. n/t JayhawkSD Jun 2013 #5

You can see from the graphs Yo_Mama Jun 2013 #6

It's still a contradiction in terms. JayhawkSD Jun 2013 #7

But those numbers are influenced by retirements! Yo_Mama Jun 2013 #8

Not based on how the work force is defined JayhawkSD Jun 2013 #9

Labor force is all those above 16 who are either working or seeking a job or have recently Yo_Mama Jun 2013 #10

Not a soul alive can argue that we are in anything but poor shape as a country. mbperrin Jun 2013 #11

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