Next, a discussion on the Obama Administrations economic policies and their effect on certain sectors of the u. S. Economy. From this mornings washington journal, this is an hour and a half. One of our guests. Also joined by heidi, an economist at the Economic Policy institute, or epi, and joining us from George Mason University where she is a Senior Research fellow. Wanted to get your perspective on the economic president obama at a florida port vowed to speed shipping and transit projects, talking how the thinks he can boost the economy. What is the state of the economy now . How would you judge the economy to date . I think its too weak. Weve been out of the recession for four years. I think the best way to describe it is the labor market is stuck in the mud. The Unemployment Rate, which is a share of the population that is employed, has been almost flat, and very low. As unemployment has gone down, thats a because a lot of people have given up and Economic Growth is not as strong a
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