No, the statement contains one fact and one opinion. The fact is bullshit. "Notwithstanding the decline in economic fortunes since 2009, [34%] is too many." H

No, the statement contains one fact and one opinion. The fact is bullshit. "Notwithstanding the decline in economic fortunes since 2009, [34%] is too many." Here's US GDP per capita. Notice a "decline in economic fortunes since 2009"? World Bank: http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-states/gdp-per-capita http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-states/gdp-per-capita St. Louis Fed: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/A939RX0Q048SBEA https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/A939RX0Q048SBEA A stronger case could be made for median income, but even there, we're better off than we were in 2009. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEHOINUSA672N https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEHOINUSA672N