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	Name:	architect -
	Subject:	See post above
	Date:	2/5/2012 11:27:45 AM

and read the political history of the 1990 's and early 2000's.

A recovery is under way but will be slower than we may like because this was a different animal from previous recessions. Most recessions have been mainly the result of depressed consumer spending. This time we had a banking/financial crisis caused by the collapse of the housing boom which was itself artificially created by the action of the banks. In most previous recessions it has been an increase in construction, especially housing, spending that began the recovery. Because of the real estate price drops and over-building, that option is not available to us this go-round. This recovery is being led by consumers who are simply buying new cars, washing machines, and sofas because their old ones are shot. Even then, they are only beginning to spend because there is finally some optimisim in the air in spite of the GOP's efforts to tamp it down.