A Recovery from Great Recession Bypassing American Households
In the two years since the end of the recession, median household income has fallen by 4.1%, decreasing by about as much as it did during the recession itself.
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As the G-8 leaders prepare to meet at Camp David on Friday, the dominant topic of conversation will be the European debt crisis. Yet it is a crisis that has attracted minimal interest or concern among the U.S. public, despite warnings from economists that Europe’s problems may threaten this country’s fragile recovery. Last week was […]
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