Editorial Note...
My apologies for the difficult-to-read chart in my last post, Invading Iraq: The Consequences for America.
The index for US Real Median Family was:
2000 = 100.0
2004 = 98.4
2008 = 99.4
2012 = 94.8
2016 = 107.0
2020 = 116.6
The index for US Real GDP was:
2000 = 100.0
2004 = 110.1
2008 = 115.8
2012 = 122.9
2016 = 135.7
2020 = 146.0