Terrifying Numbers: A Look at the Econopocalypse

Posted by Faiz Shakir, Think Progress at 8:40 AM on February 8, 2009.

The current recession that the United States economy finds itself in is, by far, dramatically worse than the recessions of 1990-91 and 2001.

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The current recession that the United States economy finds itself in is, by far, dramatically worse than the recessions of 1990-91 and 2001. How much worse? The economy has lost 3.6 million jobs in the last 13 months. The Gavel compares these numbers to the two most recent recessions:

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Faiz Shakir is the Research Director at the Center for American Progress and serves as Editor of ThinkProgress.org and The Progress Report.

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bear of very little brain [Report this comment] Posted by: percipi22 on Feb 8, 2009 2:13 PM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] a picture is worth a thousand words.... just this morning I heard some blunderbus of a senator claim Bush inherited a recession???? I would laugh but the man wasn't joking....they did this on purpose...we are being held hostage...the "masters" are making us hurt till we get stockholm syndrome and start defending them....they want us subservient, complaint and to scared to fight back just like they have done world wide for thirty years...they spout; "who you going to believe? me! or you lying eyes" they are letting Rome burn while they fiddle with themselves and laugh all the way to the bank [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] SUFFER YOU BITCH [Report this comment] Posted by: lorado on Feb 9, 2009 5:44 AM Current rating: 1 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] until you choke [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Over and over... [Report this comment] Posted by: manderson on Feb 9, 2009 6:44 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Peak Oil, Peak Oil, Peak Oil! There is no way out of this one, not this time. Energy is MONEY, TRANSPORTATION, AGRICULTURE, and the ENTIRE MATERIAL WORLD THAT SURROUNDS US, and we are running OUT of it in ALL easily recoverable forms. Technology WILL NOT SAVE US, Obama WILL NOT SAVE US. Get used to a 19th century lifestyle....those of us who are left after the population dieoff. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: Over and over... Posted by: anneliese-nyc Corruption on both sides [Report this comment] Posted by: Landbaron on Feb 9, 2009 10:58 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Both sides [Report this comment] Posted by: Landbaron on Feb 12, 2009 9:35 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Greed [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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