The NYT Touts the Fact That GDP Data Show the World Did Not End

There was no reason why people who know economics would have expected a double dip recession, absent a meltdown in the euro zone. Unfortunately, policy debate tends to be dominated by people who don't fall into this category, hence the discussion of a double dip.

The unfortunate result of a debate dominated by ignorance is that a terrible 3rd quarter GDP growth number is touted as better than expected. As the NYT tells us in its headline:

"U.S. Economy Picks Up Pace, Averting a Stall."

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