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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.

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  • Wednesday, April 2, 2008 11:29 AM

    Worst letters ever

    So many people on here desperately pretending there's no economic problems. I've rarely seen so many concerntrolls. We even have aljackson who doesn't seem to understand tenses. He states that because we're not necessarily in a recession now we can't have a depression later. The "thinking" that goes into these rebuttals is astoundingly bad, most of which sums to "Taxes Bad! Voodoo Economics works! I don't actually understand how taxation is currently set up in this country, but if you suggest anything else you're a commie!"

    Really, if that's the best you've got, no wonder the Right Wing prefers to substitute he said/she said and faux "character" issues for any substantive policy debate. Heck, square_n_level doesn't even understand the concept of "income". With people like these, how can you have a conversation? They lack the basic education and understanding necessary to move beyond "but Limbaugh said so!"

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