- Half of Americans are “shut off from economic growth” http://www.cbsnews.com/news/half-of-americans-are-shut-off-from-economic-growth/?ftag=cnm-00-10aab8a&linkid=32102725 22 comments politics
- Scientific American - The Delusion of Infinite Economic Growth https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-delusion-of-infinite-economic-growth/ 53 comments climate
- American Economic Growth Has Slowed to a Crawl http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/04/american-economic-growth-has-slowed-to-a-crawl.html 24 comments politics
- Is American economic growth over? A TED debate on progress http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/02/is-american-economic-growth-over-a-ted-debate-on-progress/ 6 comments economy
- Latin American consumers are driving United States economic growth https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/the-economic-state-of-latinos-in-the-us-determined-to-thrive 97 comments economics
- Americans' income barely inching up despite economic growth https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-census-data-median-income-for-americans-was-flat-last-year-despite-economic-growth/ 42 comments politics
- Americans blame Washington gridlock for slow economic growth: study http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-economy-survey-iduskcn11l06z 17 comments economy
- The thing Bernie Sanders says that no other candidate will touch: America’s leaders shouldn’t worry so much about economic growth if that growth serves to enrich only the wealthiest Americans. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/07/13/what-bernie-sanders-is-willing-to-sacrifice-for-a-more-equal-society/ 2266 comments politics
- Obama's Weekly Address: Americans, Urge Congress to End The 'Gridlock' Hindering Economic Growth http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2011/08/obamas-weekly-address-americans-urge-congress-to-end-the-gridlock-hindering-economic-growth.html 3 comments politics
- Despite economic growth, many Americans couldn’t weather a sustained downturn: report https://www.oregonlive.com/nation/2019/05/despite-economic-growth-many-americans-couldnt-weather-a-sustained-downturn-report.html 12 comments business
- Why the TPP Is a Terrible Deal for Most Americans: Trade agreements boost economic growth, while destroying lives and livelihoods. http://www.thenation.com/article/209697/why-tpp-terrible-deal-most-americans 28 comments politics
- "shareholder capital gains were achieved by destroying the economic prospects of millions of Americans and by reducing the growth potential of the US economy" http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/09/04/quarterly-call-support-latest-column/ 4 comments politics
- Elizabeth Warren: 8 ways to restore the middle class; "Ronald Reagan's trickle down economic theory...has failed the middle class, she told the crowd. Since 1980, 90% of Americans saw zero income growth." http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/07/news/economy/elizabeth-warren-middle-class/index.html 671 comments politics
- Economic Mobility Project Shows that American Men have LESS Income than Their Father's Generation. But Look at Page 5. From 1979 to 2004, After Tax Income of the Top 1% has Grown by Nearly 180%. For the Bottom 20%, Growth of Just 9%. http://www.economicmobility.org/reports_and_research/ 2 comments reddit.com
- Biden infrastructure bill a rare sighting of senators working for Americans? Say it's so. | Our View: Senate approval would cure many of the transportation and water ills that plague society and stifle economic growth. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2021/08/05/biden-infrastructure-bill-senators-actually-working/5454069001/ 16 comments politics
- The U.S. Economy Is in Great Shape (Compared with Its Peers). American economic growth and the U.S. labor market are healthier than other developed countries, a new OECD study says. http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2016/06/16/the-u-s-economy-is-in-great-shape-compared-to-its-peers/ 11 comments politics
- A recent paper by Princeton University economists: Dem administrations better for economic growth, industrial production, unemployment rate, stock market returns, and income growth for all Americans. "Presidents and the Economy: A Forensic Investigation" http://www.princeton.edu/~mwatson/papers/presidents_blinder_watson_nov2013.pdf 46 comments politics
- Allowing income tax rates to rise for wealthy Americans, and maintaining rates for the less affluent, would not hurt U.S. economic growth much in 2013, the Congressional Budget Office said on Thursday, stepping into a dispute between Republicans and Democrats... http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/09/us-usa-fiscal-cbo-idusbre8a71d020121109 109 comments politics
- The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, suggesting the labor market remained on solid footing despite slowing economic growth and a stock market rout. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-iduskcn0vk1ad 25 comments economy
- "Mitt Romney’s policy director Lanhee Chen claims that a new study showing 95% of Americans would see a tax hike under Romney’s tax reform plan is “biased” and fails to take into account the explosion of economic growth that will occur under Romney’s administration." http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/romney-aide-biased-tax-study-ignores-the-coming-romney-boom.php 5 comments politics
- A majority of Americans think children will be financially worse off than their parents, survey finds. "If the benefits of economic growth had instead been broadly shared, then a large swath of children would be doing better than their parents" https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/21/many-americans-think-children-will-be-financially-worse-off-than-their-parents.html 161 comments economy
- Yellen says current US economic growth 'vindicates' Biden's pandemic stimulus spending. With falling inflation, unemployment at 3.7% and the US defying predictions of a recession, Yellen defended the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. The US has recovered “faster than our peers around the world.” https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/yellen-current-us-economic-growth-vindicates-bidens-covid-106438597 79 comments economy
- American economy had exhausted the “low-hanging fruit”—cheap land, new technology, and high marginal returns on education—that had powered its earlier growth; the real story isn’t inequality per se, but rather a general and inevitable economic slowdown http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/currency/2013/11/when-machines-replace-humans-at-work.html 3 comments politics
- Between 2000 and 2007 the average American increased his personal consumption by 44%. This accounted for 77% of America’s economic growth during that period. Much of it was financed by debt. They blew 20% of this on consumption, 19% on sprucing up their homes and 44% on assets such as stocks. http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13686524 45 comments business
- Why Chris Christie can’t dodge discussion of the minimum wage: "...Christie argued that what Americans want is economic growth -- not an increase in the minimum wage. But, of course, the two aren't mutually exclusive." http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/10/22/wonkbook-why-chris-christie-cant-dodge-discussion-of-the-minimum-wage/ 36 comments politics
- Vanishing Workforce Weighs On Growth: "Put out an all-points bulletin: Millions of Americans have gone missing from the workforce. Every month that those would-be workers are gone raises the odds that they might never come back, dimming the prospects for future economic growth." http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/vanishing-workforce-weighs-on-growth/2013/04/06/2bc46116-9e20-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html 28 comments politics
- Time To Cut Military Spending - As the slow growth economy grinds on for most Americans, one economic segment is unlikely to feel the pain -- the Department of Defense and defense contractors. http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20120802/columnist/308029997/2127?template=printart 4 comments politics
- The Biggest Engine of Economic Growth? 8 Ways Taxpayers and the Government Are Necessary to Capitalism: Almost everything the American capitalist system needs is provided by taxpayer dollars and government action. http://www.alternet.org/story/154538/the_biggest_engine_of_economic_growth_8_ways_taxpayers_and_the_government_are_necessary_to_capitalism/?page=entire 3 comments politics
- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned Wednesday that Americans may have to accept higher taxes or changes in cherished entitlements such as Medicare and Social Security if the nation is to avoid staggering budget deficits that threaten to choke off economic growth. Ya think? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/07/ar2010040703116.html 5 comments politics
- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned Wednesday that Americans may have to accept higher taxes or changes in cherished entitlements such as Medicare and Social Security if the nation is to avoid staggering budget deficits that threaten to choke off economic growth. Ya think? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/07/ar2010040703116.html 115 comments reddit.com
- Americans, especially wealthy ones, are still spending big. Continued consumer spending — on travel, concerts, restaurants and more — is propelling economic growth beyond what many had expected. That continued strength has perplexed many economists. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/10/24/consumer-spending-wealthy-economy-gdp/ 55 comments economy
- Hillary: Reducing Foreign Aid Would Harm American Economy - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton argued Tuesday that continued U.S. government spending abroad was crucial to America's economic growth and global leadership. http://www.kansascity.com/2011/07/12/3010399/clinton-links-us-diplomacy-to.html 4 comments politics
- How to revive the American Dream "The rich get richer, while everyone else falls behind. The game is rigged, and the people who rigged it want it to stay that way. They claim that if we act to improve the economic well-being of hard-working Americans..we will threaten economic growth. They're wrong" http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-to-revive-the-american-dream/2015/05/06/a583c94c-f323-11e4-b2f3-af5479e6bbdd_story.html?tid=rssfeed 272 comments politics
- "Starting Friday, millions of Americans receiving food stamps will be required to get by with less government assistance every month, a move that not only will cost them money they use to feed their families but is expected to slightly dampen economic growth as well." http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/01/us/as-cuts-to-food-stamps-take-effect-more-trims-to-benefits-are-expected.html 100 comments politics
- Most Americans feel the economy is in recession despite strong job market, steady growth: survey. Despite dire predictions from economists and dour consumer sentiment, the U.S. has boasted low unemployment, steady economic growth and falling inflation throughout the year. https://thehill.com/business/4346224-most-americans-feel-the-economy-is-in-recession-despite-strong-job-market-steady-growth-survey/ 138 comments economy
- By the Numbers: Third Quarter Economic Growth Exceeds Expectations. “That’s the biggest GDP gain in years and more proof that Bidenomics is working.” Consumer spending is up four percent and personal disposable income (in current dollars) is up 1.9 percent. Americans also are saving. https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2023/10/numbers-third-quarter-economic-growth-exceeds-expectations 6 comments economy
- The American Dream is slowly fading away as research indicates that economic growth has been distributed more broadly in Germany than in the US. While majority of German males has been able to share in the country’s rising prosperity and are better off than their fathers, US continues to lose groun https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10888-021-09483-w 78 comments economy
- The American Dream is slowly fading away as research indicates that economic growth has been distributed more broadly in Germany than in the US. While majority of German males has been able to share in the country’s rising prosperity and are better off than their fathers, US continues to lose ground https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10888-021-09483-w 3608 comments science
- China: "The only way the Americans have come up with to improve economic growth has been to take on new loans to repay the old ones... maintaining economic growth and excessive consumption by means of debt financing, hence masses of economic bubbles, which eventually triggered the financial crisis" http://www.france24.com/en/20110805-china-says-debt-financing-unlikely-save-us-eu 106 comments worldnews
- Old Economies Rise as Emerging Markets’ Growth Falters: The balance of economic growth is tipping as economists have begun lowering their forecasts for China and other developing economies, the American economy is bouncing back, Japan has turned a corner, and Europe may be escaping recession. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/15/business/global/old-economies-rise-as-emerging-markets-growth-falters.html 3 comments worldnews