[Ozark Tom]

And here is a shot of US GDP not manipulated by the guys that work for the government--notice the trend over a greater time span? All the US statistics are suspect.

The US economy also previously had a broader base versus Russia which relies on oil exports as the centerpiece.

[Tau Food]

"Shadow Stats"? Listen, go see if you can find a chart prepared by people who have given up the short wave radio for telephones. '

Shadow Stats - the name carries its own warning. LOL

See post 29 from Bloomberg.