The "real problem" is that the "lack of economic growth" stems from the lack of decent well paid jobs. The upper 10% have managed to continue increasing their piece of the pie, by cutting or freezing pay and benefits for the other 90%. This stagnation/shrinkage of income for those not in the top tier has resulted in slower growth as many struggle just to make ends meet. Thereby causing the feds attempt to artificially stimulate the economy with "cheap money", and allowing people with no extra cash to go further into debt to allow them to make purchases, in the hope this cause economic growth(and not just runaway inflation down the road).