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The truth about the economy that you’re not hearing

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We learned last Thursday that the U.S. economy grew at an annualized 2 percent rate in the first quarter of this year. That’s well above economists’ expectations of around 1.4 percent.

But if you didn’t get this news, you’re not alone. Good economic news doesn’t make it through the negative sludge of Fox News or Newsmax. It almost doesn’t get through th…

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