Byrd

[vitaminB]

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No just a Recession.
There was only one depression -- Between 1929 and 1933, the gross national product of the United States decreased by 33% while the rate of unemployment increased to 25%.

We are NO WHERE Near that.
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REALLY??? THAT is what you want to argue about? The semantics of the last bad economy? really?
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Well, it's better than arguing over the definition of backloading. Which it totally is, by the way. But IIRC we have a metric shit ton of money coming off the books in '12 so I'm okay with it.