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Wednesday, April 2, 2008 12:00 AM

The Great Depression: The sequel

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.
By Andrew Leonard

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  • Tuesday, April 1, 2008 06:49 PM

    Gaaaaa!

    This just makes me want to hide under the bed. I knew the income inequality was bad, and the safety net was full of holes, but Yikes! Why, oh why, are the lnuatics running the asylum?

    I think whichever Democrat wins the nomination needs to hammer these points home: if we follow the Republican plan of panderin to the rich and screwing the poor, we are all going to be living under bridges. Incredibly, it's still the economy, Stupid.

    —Juliebird Read Juliebird's other letters

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