The US Economy - Only the Good News (And There is Plenty)
The US Economy - Only the Good News (And There is Plenty) The US Economy - Only the Good News (And There is Plenty) By Jeff Thredgold The "dismal science" of economics typically focuses on "bad" news. But there are many favorable developments taking place within the U.S. economy. We do face major challenges...no question. Recessionary pressures are intense...no argument here. Presented here, however, is ONLY the "good" news. * U.S. exports to the world of goods and services are at record levels. * A year-end 2007 Gallup Poll noted that "more than 8 in 10 Americans say they are satisfied with their personal lives at this time, including a solid majority who say they are 'very satisfied.'" * During the early 1960s, the five-year survival rate from cancer for Americans was one in three. Today it is two in three...continuing to climb...and the highest in the world. * For every dollar of U.S. economic output generated today...