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Related: About this forumEconomists: Growth hobbled by shutdown
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspxThe budget standoff in Congress is over for now, but the economy is likely to feel the hangover for some time.
Two weeks after Washingtons latest showdown, more than half of economists surveyed by USA TODAY are less optimistic about growth prospects than they were three months ago.
The survey of 41 top economists was conducted Oct. 23-24.
Whats more, repeated budget battles in Washington the past few years are having a cumulative effect. Sixtythree percent of the economists say the recurring standoffs are hurting the economy some or a lot. The remainder cite a little damage.
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Economists: Growth hobbled by shutdown (Original Post)
Bill USA
Oct 2013
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elleng
(130,126 posts)1. No s**t, Sherlock.
Imagine where we'd be without all the repug b.s.
Bill USA
(6,436 posts)2. I know among rational people this is obvious but it is good to link to articles which document this
especially when economists or other people with some degree of expertise are questioned/polled. Linking to them gives the article a higher rating in Google searches and in Google Trends..
It also provides ammunition when critiquing M$M reports, articles or remarks.
elleng
(130,126 posts)3. Right. Thanks