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The US economic growth slowed sharply in the fourth quarter<\/a>.\u00a0 I am not happy about this.\u00a0\u00a0While I admit there might be some who cheer such news on any side of the debate, most are probably not happy.\u00a0 Most are, however, probably frustrated that you\u2019d never know there are many economic problems out there, at least\u00a0to hear the media talk.\u00a0 Oh sure, they\u2019ll talk gender pay inequality or wage gaps \u2013 things that Democrats always have the solution for.\u00a0 But they do this while continuing to act as if things are just getting better all the time.\u00a0 And they\u2019re not.\u00a0 I would rather the economy rebound for real and bring most Americans with it.\u00a0 But if it isn\u2019t, can the media please spend as much time pointing out the problems with our economy as was spent dwelling on our economic problems from around 02\/2001 through 2008?\u00a0 <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"