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Will 2013 Mark the Beginning of U.S. Decline?
Simon Johnson, Bloomberg
“A modest man,” Winston Churchill supposedly quipped about Clement Attlee, his successor as prime minister, “but then he has so much to be modest about.” We should say the same about economists, particularly their ability to forecast anything in a useful and timely manner.Those predicting an imminent American economic decline have usually been no exception. This time, though, they may be on to something.http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2012/12/24/will_2013_mark_the_beginning_of_us_decline_298490.html
“A modest man,” Winston Churchill supposedly quipped about Clement Attlee, his successor as prime minister, “but then he has so much to be modest about.” We should say the same about economists, particularly their ability to forecast anything in a useful and timely manner.Those predicting an imminent American economic decline have usually been no exception. This time, though, they may be on to something.http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2012/12/24/will_2013_mark_the_beginning_of_us_decline_298490.html
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