Seattle Times, a bastion of liberal thinking if there ever was.
The economy is made up of Americans, we can make it grow or shriknas we want. Be positive in yourself and what you do. Work hard, do your best and the economy will grow.
Liberal, yes. However, the thinking part is open to debate.
The Seattle economy is humming along swimmingly....
I lived there for a while. The political thinking there runs the gamut, all the way from Lenin to Trotsky.
You forget economic policy is set by the Fed (an international conglomeration of bankers): if our currency was issued by the government instead or backed by ALL common commodoties (GDP-Gold+Silver+other metals) then you would be correct (Americans are industrious), but in the words of milton friedman “The Federal Reserve caused the great depression”- they may do it again..
That's true if you're reasonably intelligent. If you're stupid, all bets are off.