Despite gigantic debt-fueled government transfer payments, Americans are suffering from a five-year stagnation in inflation-adjusted disposable income, which is expected to continue into 2014.

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Disposable income, adjusted for consumer inflation, should increase by about 1% next year.

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Disposable personal income growth remains limited, but on an inflation-adjusted basis has been virtually non-existent.

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