America Is More Than Just GDP

America Is More Than Just GDP

by Henry Barbaro There are countless pundits and politicians who proclaim that America’s population must grow, grow, grow. Otherwise, our economy will crash (e.g., not enough workers), and there won’t be enough people to support the elderly (e.g., pay into Social Security), join the military, pay taxes, or to keep housing values from falling,  Census … Continued The post America Is More Than Just GDP appeared first on NumbersUSA.

How Credible Is the 2025Q1 GDP Decline?

It is hard to believe that the U.S. economy can be slowing when aggregate wage income and inflation-adjusted consumer spending are still rising reasonably briskly. Yet the official data suggest that the combination of defense cuts, the unwinding of election-related spending, and a modest decline in construction activity all contributed to a notable slowdown in 2025Q1. The flip side, according to the government’s current estimates, is an unusuall…