Project Assignment:  Grade the performance of the U.S. economy today.  I want you to assign the economy a letter grade (A to F) in terms of its overall performance.  Explain and justify your assessment.  Be thorough but concise, and support your assessment with data and analysisnot religion or politics. 

Please note that you must assign an overall performance grade for the economy.  Whether you assign grades to any or all specific performance areas or aspects that you might consider is optional, but there must be an overall grade that is clearly identified as such.