Nearly two years after getting out of a painful recession, the US economy continues to stutter along. Though multiple indicators have suggested that the recovery is real-the world's largest economy has registered an average growth rate of 2.8 per cent per quarter over seven quarters-the recovery is yet to be felt on the Main Street, USA. Middle-class Americans, who bore the brunt of the worst recession since the Great Depression, are still struggling financially. Many are still unemployed, or … [Read more...]