From: "Phil Payne" 

> You just don't have a clue about the USA Phil.  The economy is doing
> excellent and has been for the last 5 years despite losing a million jobs
to
> 9/11 in 2001 and a recession that started under Clinton.

Ah, the power of faith.  You're not alone:

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/first-quarter-growth-pathetic-next/story.
aspx?guid=%7BA33DD8AC-7298-4FD5-B593-52619CC09914%7D&dist=

The bulk of economists say the economy will bounce back to 2% to 3% growth
in the second and third quarters, but then again, just five weeks ago,
those same economists were expecting 2.2% growth in the first quarter. The
economists have overestimated growth for the each of the past four
quarters.

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