Attention post-American cattle-masses: consider yourselves keecapped by the Most Equal Comrade and his nomenklatura

It's on purpose, people:

While every other word from talking-heads and policy-makers relates various anecdotes (or simple lies) about US economic growth, The Atlanta Fed appears to have taken a 'data-dependent' perspective on the real economy (as opposed to smoke and mirrors). Based on their GDPNow "nowcasting" model, The Atlanta Fed projects Q1 2015 GDP growth os just 1.2% (less than half current sell-side economist consensus) and getting weaker...

 Belly up to the trough for your thin gruel.