Recession Actually Started Last Year

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

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The National Bureau of Economic Research announced that we are in an economic recession that began in December of last year. What do you think?

Maria Flores,
Systems Analyst
"Did they figure out when it was ending?"

Will Fischer,
Social Studies Teacher
"Wait, wait, say that again. I want to do the dramatic taking-off-my-glasses-while-saying-'My God' thing."

Charlie Koe,
Bricklayer
"Yeah, but when did the economy officially transition from recession to royal clusterfuck?"

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