You are correct for not including a “barf alert” to this post. As with anything coming from Slate, the barf alert is a given...
You might be surprised to know that I am not entirely in disagreement with SLATE.
Compare the USA with most countries in the world ( even the so-called prosperous countries in Western Europe ) and you will see that we have it within us to recover from this recession.
And all signs point to an economy that is starting to pick itself up from the doldrums. This is DESPITE what this administration is doing.
So, I believe the economy will grow even with Obama’s damaging policies. But I will add two caveats :
1) It will grow MORE SLOWLY that what it would have because of all these business killing taxes, government control and regulations being added. But grow she will.;
2) Job growth will be VERY TAME. Don’t expect unemployment to reach the levels of what it was during the time of Bush, Clinton or Reagan. Which is BAD NEWS for the long term unemployed and for young people looking for work.