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Politicians, stockbrokers and real estate agents are telling us that the dip of 2008-2012 is over, and we are regaining momentum. No business owner whom I work with really believes it. Growth is slow and uneven, and there is little optimism. There is a good reason, and it’s inescapable. The only number that counts towards general prosperity is the increase or decrease in the number of productive workers as a percentage of total population, and that will continue to shrink for the next decade.