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OT: Most Americans still clueless about the economic boom

steve229

Sheesh!

"only about one in four Americans believe that the U.S. economy and job market are getting better. Worse still, a full 75% of Americans believe that it is hard to keep up with bills and save for retirement.

While the economy is growing faster and more jobs are being created, with the exception of a relatively small subset of highly skilled workers, wage growth is not accelerating in any meaningful way. The lack of real, or inflation adjusted, income growth explains why most Americans are not feeling better about the economy or their own prospects."

Read more: http://www.blackrockblog.com/2014/11/15/…