but lets make sure we grow the government bigger!! The net worth of the American family has fallen to its lowest level in two decades, according to government data released Monday, driven by a more than 40 percent drop in their stakes in their homes. The Federal Reserveâs detailed survey of consumer finances showed familiesâ median wealth plunged from $126,400 in 2007 to $77,300 in 2010 â a 39 percent decline. That put them on par with median wealth in 1992. The Fedâs data underscore the depth of the wounds of the Great Recession and how far many families remain from healing. The median value of Americansâ debt did not change between 2007 and 2010. Meanwhile, the housing market crash inflicted particularly severe damage, with the Fed showing that the median value of Americansâ equity in their homes plunged 42.3 percent between 2007 and 2010. The survey is conducted every three years, and this report offers one of the most exhaustive looks to date at the greatest economic upheaval in a generation. Although there have been some signs that the recovery has picked up steam â housing prices have begun to stabilize and unemployment has fallen â Fed economists said those improvements largely do not change the survey results. âRecovery from the so-called Great Recession has also been particularly slow,â the Fed said in its report. http://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...d-40-percent/2012/06/11/gJQAlIsCVV_story.html