WSWS

on the world going even deeper in an economic sinkhole:

"And the U.S. economy is not likely to turn around in the immediate future according to one of the most recent forecasts. A survey by the Anderson School at UCLA predicted at least a year of weak growth with little increase of employment. On top of the decline in business activity, the economy was being hit by the severe budget problems confronting state and local governments.

"According to Ed Learner, the economist who wrote the report, the U.S. economy is 'stuck in the mud' with the year ahead looking 'very weak.' He predicted growth of only 2.2 percent for 2003, well below the rate of 4 percent to 5 percent needed to increase employment..."

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