# Where Do You See The USA Economy in 2013?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-see-the-usa-economy-in-2013/643353>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 7, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-see-the-usa-economy-in-2013/643353 "2012-12-07T21:20:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-see-the-usa-economy-in-2013/643353/1 "2012-12-07T21:20:31Z")

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I am a bit pessimistic about 2013-unemployment is still high, and Europe appears to be sliding back into recession. The USA has accumulated massive debts, which will act as a brake upon economic growth. China appears to be slowing as well.  
N.B. this is NOT meant to be a discussion about politics…I’d just like to know your opinions upon what 2013 is likely to be like.

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-see-the-usa-economy-in-2013/643353/2 "2012-12-08T00:59:10Z")

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About the way 2012 worked out. Inch by inch, slowly I turned…

Yep, Europe being in the toilet hurts our bottom line lots.

We’ll muddle through.