Big gain in GDP would show end of deep recession

3.5% annualized increase would be first growth in a year

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. economy probably grew at a healthy pace in the third quarter of the year, the first economic growth in a year and a strong sign that the worst recession in the postwar era is over, economists say. Full Story »

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by jpinsatx - Oct. 25, 2009

Hmmm... Recession ends... for Whom? The Rich and Powerful, maybe? The Unemployed, Under-employed, Newly Homeless... Those forced into early retirement without benefits... College students who dropped out to help support their parents... Those paying immoral interest rates and fees to "De-regulated" lenders... The 45 million U.S. Citizens without health care... The working seniors with no retirement benefits... The taxpayers who paid outrageous bonuses to the incompetent and unethical managers of "Bailed-out" corporations... Yes, Recession ends... for the Rich and Powerful!

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