If you thought the dot-com and 9/11 recession of 2000-2003 was bad, just wait for 2008. The U.S. dollar is already on life-support, credit debt is sky high, unemployment rates are up, the housing market is crashing, consumer spending is at an all time low, and this is just the beginning. Many economist's predict a severe recession as opposed to the mild economic "trough" of 5 years ago.

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