2011: The Economy

American Voices

December 12, 2011 | ISSUE 47•50

This year, the struggling economy once again dominated headlines, and most of the news was bad. How has the slow recovery affected you?

We went to the park as a family the other day to save money instead of doing something else. The park, of all places.

Sam Thompson
Systems Analyst
It made me grateful for what I do have: a dog, a one-room apartment, and some pans.

Mary Sue Risbrook
Brim Curler
Our family makes our own soda now. So, two of my kids died this year.

Michael Ward
Unemployed

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