Pam and Russ Martens — New Economic Study Presents a Disturbing Map of the United States

Summary:
Those living in the bubbles of prosperity are largely unaware of the big picture, which is distorted by stats like per capita GDP.Wall Street On ParadeNew Economic Study Presents a Disturbing Map of the United States Pam Martens and Russ MartensSee alsoAsia TimesDespite recovery, 50 million Americans stuck in ‘distressed communities’ Asia Unhedged

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Mike Norman considers the following as important: American Dream, asymmetry, inequality, mobility, opportunity, US economic distribution

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