U.S. Economy Unexpectedly Shrank Last Quarter

American Voices • Opinion • ISSUE 49•05 • Jan 30, 2013

The nation’s GDP contracted 0.1 percent over the final three months of 2012, surprising most economists and ending a string of three and a half years of growth. What do you think?

“Really? But I bought, like, four new shirts.”
Raman Abbas –
Crystallizer Operator
“Certainly you didn’t expect this recent wave of wealth and prosperity to last forever.”
Meredith Arguello –
Parasitologist
“I blame myself.”
Wesley Washington –
Systems Analyst

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