It's amazing how people bitch about an economy that's still growing. For years economists pointed out that the 5 to 6% growth rates we were seeing would not last (I know because I was one of those economists). Ditto the budget surpluses. The arguments over what to do with the forecasted surpluses amused the hell out of me since they all assumed we would continue to see unreal growth rates with little or no inflation.
The consumer controls the economy, not the stock market, not government spending, and most definitely not the President. If the economy sucks it's because the consumer is making it suck.
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