At 9:46 AM 1/10/97, Rosser Jr, John Barkley wrote: >I also >note that the US is way ahead of everybody else in this >area and has been growing more than a lot of other >economies in recent years, that is compared to its >own past relative performance, perhaps partly as a result >of the early effects of the upswing beginning to hit here. If 2.5% growth is a long-wave upswing, then I'm RuPaul. Doug -- Doug Henwood Left Business Observer 250 W 85 St New York NY 10024-3217 USA +1-212-874-4020 voice +1-212-874-3137 fax email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> web: <http://www.panix.com/~dhenwood/LBO_home.html>