september, 10% of americans described conditions as good according to a cnrc poll. that number has risen steadily. today three in ten americans say things are going well. a consumer driven economy. so can the economy recover without the consumer feeling better? >> absolutely not. the consumer doesn't feel better. as you've shown with your graphs, it's a two-speed recovery. stocks are up. those benefit mostly wealthy. majority keep their money in housing. the housing mark is not back. meanwhile wages have been flat throughout not only this recovery, which has taken longer than any in history by the '70s. the average person in america hasn't gotten a raise since 1968. >> i spoke with the founder of fedex, ceo of fedex in washington. naturally i wanted to know what message he wanted to send political leaders on business. >> the country simply does not have an adequate growth rate to provide an increased standard of living. >> the economy is not doing well enough? >> it's not doing well enough. growth rate down from 4% to 2% over the past 30 years. that's not enough to