Campaign Myths Regarding the Economy (By Greg Mankiw)

Commonly held views about our economy are wrong according to Prof. Mankiw. I think this calls for activist government to help displaced American workers. What do you think?

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/upshot/the-economy-is-rigged-and-other-presidential-campaign-myths.html?ribbon-ad-idx=4&rref=business/economy&_r=0