Great Mystery at the Post, Why are People Without Jobs Unhappy About the Economy?

Yes folks, they pay people to ask such questions. Steven Mufson uses a wonkblog piece to speculate on why it is that even though we have been in a recovery for more than five years people are still not happy about the economy. He tells us that President Obama has the same problem as President Bush (I), who got trashed on the economy even though revised data show it had been growing rapidly at the start of 1992.

While Mufson seeks out expert analysis to try to resolve this paradox, he might tr...