Americans are still haunted by the recession. These 4 charts show why

Aug 16, 2017

As 95-by-50-foot American flag is unfurled on the side of an apartment complex, a replica of the "The Great Flag" that was spun, woven, dyed, constructed and displayed on the same building by Amoskeag Manufacturing Company in 1914, in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder - RTS173F7

A report from the Roosevelt Institute has found that the nations GDP is 15% below the pre-recession trend. Image: REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Pedro Nicolaci da Costa

Editorial Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

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