FYI: Extending emergency unemployment insurance will prevent 2 million Americans from losing benefits in January.

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What American’s do all day—Hint: Mostly work, commute, and sleep. 

(Source: NPR’s Planet Money)

How the U.S. GDP is calculated. 

(Source: NPR) 

Surprise! Most people do not believe raising taxes on those making $250,000 or more would make the tax system more unfair.

(source: Center for American Progress)

The U.S. Commerce Department says gross domestic product grew by1.5% in the second quarter of 2012—here’s what it was.

(source:NPR)

The Economic History of the last 2,000 years!  This graph shows the major powers’ share of world GDP. The U.S. accounts for 5% of the world population and 21% of its GDP.