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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 07:56 PM

    yeah, right.

    "The events of the past few months should be lesson enough. But we'll have to wait until November to see just how many Americans are paying attention."

    How about, "...how many Americans are capable of paying attention"? This is the most seriously undereducated population in the western world. Mention depression to most of them and they'll probably toss you a Prozac.

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