Is this recession another Great Depression?

Is it coming to a soup kitchen near you? Here's how we'll know if the current recession is turning into something much worse.

... we could get there. In fact, it would be all too easy. All we have to do is ignore what the markets and other economic indicators are telling us right now and continue down the disastrous path we've been merrily skipping along for the last 25 or so years. Want to see "The Great Depression: The Sequel"? Here's a handy three-step do-it-yourself action plan. Full Story »

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Jack Dinkmeyer
4.5
by Jack Dinkmeyer - Oct. 1, 2008

An excellent comparison of past and present economic times with data that are truly impressive. The author sums up the "logic" of trickle-down economics: "Never mind how these statistics make a mockery of the thesis that encouraging the top 1 percent of Americans to gorge themselves on 20 percent of the pie breeds prosperity for all." As for Treasury Secretary Paulson's proposed financial reform; it's the usual Bushie get-rid-of-regulation special-interests pandering hidden behind the mask of "helping" Americans.

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