Our Awful Situation

Hard numbers: The economy is worse than you know

Posted by Charlie Kilo on May 8th, 2008

What? The government lies about their official statistics? Noooooo:

Ever since the 1960s, Washington has gulled its citizens and creditors by debasing official statistics, the vital instruments with which the vigor and muscle of the American economy are measured.

The effect has been to create a false sense of economic achievement and rectitude, allowing us to maintain artificially low interest rates, massive government borrowing, and a dangerous reliance on mortgage and financial debt even as real economic growth has been slower than claimed.

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