It will be a long, painful slump

Last week the Federal Reserve released the results of the latest Survey of Consumer Finances, a triennial report on the assets and liabilities of American households. The bottom line is that there has been basically no wealth creation at all since the turn of the millennium: the net worth of the average American household, adjusted for inflation, is lower now than it was in 2001. Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Feb. 18, 2009

Krugman provides a pessimistic outlook based upon the recent past failure to create wealth. Thoughtful as usual.

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