An Economy Built to Stall

Wall Street Journal | Jun. 2, 2012 (Editorial)

Well, this week makes it official. The weakest economic recovery since World War II has become weaker still, sinking into a spring slowdown for the third year in a row. Are we finally ready to debate a change in the policies that have led to this pass?

On Thursday the government reported that growth in the first quarter was 1.9%, even weaker than the 2.2% initial estimate. Then Friday delivered the third slower jobs report in a row, which ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Jun 1, 2012 - 7:54 PM PDT
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