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To: the navigator who wrote (2077)	2/12/2014 2:33:29 PM
From: tejek	1 Recommendation Recommended By Jurgis Bekepuris Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2722

Strange question. Why don't you explain why you feel it isn't real? i don't know if it's real. i guess it depends on who you ask. people who have jobs and can make their payments probably think it's real. people who own stocks or houses and see their value increasing probably think it's real. people who just had their unemployment and their food stamps cut probably don't think it's so real. i have trouble reconciling a real recovery with the evidence i see every day of people who are still struggling mightily just to feed themselves. During the greatest booms, there are always people who are struggling. Its one of the downsides of capitalism. do you believe the recovery is real because of the numbers the government gives us? their statistics to prove that all is well? even though we have evidence to show that the numbers are constantly rigged to fit their version of what we are to believe? The recovery is very real. I can tell by the number of bldg cranes I see DT; by the number of new cars on the road, by the number of new stores opening. Is everyone benefiting..........nope, not by a long shot. is a real foundation of anything built on deception? This country has some serious structural problems that won't go away no matter how good the recovery. To compete in the world economy, its going to take a lot more money, energy and time than this country has been willing to commit to date. The model is Germany..........see how a country with a high standard of living competes successfully in the world economy. Up until two years ago, they were the number one exporting nation in the world. Now they are number two behind China. They didn't get there by magic.