"From the first quarter of 2008 through the second quarter of 2012, annualized growth in real consumption spending has averaged a mere 0.7% – all the more extraordinary when compared with the pre-crisis trend of 3.6% in the decade ending in 2007"

uncle had a lot of heavy lifting to do


heavy ?

well not for him of course
he has always just the right amount of muscle to lift any assigned load