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Hey guys! Does this chart show that we're fucked?

http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-the-scariest...
Floppy goal in life gaping
  03/06/10
Only 2 or 2.5 more years until we're out!
soul-stirring famous landscape painting clown
  03/06/10
Holy shit things are scary when you look at them out of scal...
orange gaped preventive strike
  03/06/10
Are you trying to suggest the trough is something other than...
soul-stirring famous landscape painting clown
  03/06/10
P.S. What's the right scale?
soul-stirring famous landscape painting clown
  03/06/10
Sure, because it'd be real easy to tell discrepancies betwee...
massive clear base
  03/06/10
He thinks he's incisive because he had some sort of "me...
soul-stirring famous landscape painting clown
  03/06/10
Seriously. It's not the scale that matters as much as how o...
massive clear base
  03/06/10
so that chart is saying we've lost 6% of american jobs and h...
zippy orchestra pit cumskin
  03/06/10
not really. those other crises on the chart were nothing ...
Angry Stain
  03/06/10
let me guess: you voted for obama?
zippy orchestra pit cumskin
  03/06/10
People thought the early-80s recession was a pretty fucking ...
soul-stirring famous landscape painting clown
  03/06/10
of course, but isn't it fair to say that what we've got now ...
Angry Stain
  03/06/10
well, like I said I know nothing about economics so maybe th...
Angry Stain
  03/06/10
click on the other charts showing job loss % greater than ...
walnut aphrodisiac ticket booth
  03/06/10
link? the other charts I see only go back to the post-WW2...
Angry Stain
  03/06/10
why don't you link it? searching through that is a nightmare...
stirring hilarious therapy
  03/06/10
At least the 2nd derivative isn't negative anymore!
Translucent passionate principal's office
  03/06/10
lol just wait for the dip to dip deeper
Angry Stain
  03/06/10
yes
Mauve curious university son of senegal
  03/06/10
This recession is the worst because instead of industries go...
glittery spruce step-uncle's house
  03/06/10
Post thieves! I demand justice. http://economix.blogs....
Floppy goal in life gaping
  03/07/10


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Date: March 6th, 2010 4:39 PM
Author: Floppy goal in life gaping

http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-the-scariest-job-chart-ever-2010-3

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1242943&forum_id=2#14314869)



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Date: March 6th, 2010 5:10 PM
Author: soul-stirring famous landscape painting clown

Only 2 or 2.5 more years until we're out!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1242943&forum_id=2#14315144)



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Date: March 6th, 2010 5:11 PM
Author: orange gaped preventive strike

Holy shit things are scary when you look at them out of scale!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1242943&forum_id=2#14315162)



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Date: March 6th, 2010 5:13 PM
Author: soul-stirring famous landscape painting clown

Are you trying to suggest the trough is something other than approximately twice as deep as the next deepest trough?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1242943&forum_id=2#14315186)



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Date: March 6th, 2010 5:14 PM
Author: soul-stirring famous landscape painting clown

P.S. What's the right scale?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1242943&forum_id=2#14315193)



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Date: March 6th, 2010 5:16 PM
Author: massive clear base

Sure, because it'd be real easy to tell discrepancies between lines if the scale went from 0 to 1

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1242943&forum_id=2#14315206)



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Date: March 6th, 2010 5:17 PM
Author: soul-stirring famous landscape painting clown

He thinks he's incisive because he had some sort of "media awareness" class at some point. Now, without really knowing what the fuck he's talking about, he spouts shit like "correlation, not causation" and "look at the scale!" as if he's saying something important.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1242943&forum_id=2#14315217)



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Date: March 6th, 2010 5:19 PM
Author: massive clear base

Seriously. It's not the scale that matters as much as how our current recession matches up with previous ones, which is the point the OP was trying to make.

Also how FUCKED we are for jobs for at least 2-3 years based on previous recessions, and this isn't even including some double dip scenerio

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1242943&forum_id=2#14315231)



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Date: March 6th, 2010 5:18 PM
Author: zippy orchestra pit cumskin

so that chart is saying we've lost 6% of american jobs and have not gained any of them back yet? super.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1242943&forum_id=2#14315221)



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Date: March 6th, 2010 5:19 PM
Author: Angry Stain

not really.

those other crises on the chart were nothing compared to the current one. OPEC, S&L, tech bubble, japan & european crises, etc, all seem relatively small time.

disclaimer, admittedly I know basically nothing about economics, but I find the comparison shown on that chart to be quite expected.

not saying we're not fucked, but I don't see that this provides any particular insight or even a dramatic revelation of perspective.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1242943&forum_id=2#14315226)



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Date: March 6th, 2010 5:20 PM
Author: zippy orchestra pit cumskin

let me guess: you voted for obama?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1242943&forum_id=2#14315233)



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Date: March 6th, 2010 5:20 PM
Author: soul-stirring famous landscape painting clown

People thought the early-80s recession was a pretty fucking big deal.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1242943&forum_id=2#14315235)



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Date: March 6th, 2010 5:31 PM
Author: Angry Stain

of course, but isn't it fair to say that what we've got now involves both a greater magnitude and greater variety of serious systemic problems?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1242943&forum_id=2#14315335)



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Date: March 6th, 2010 5:29 PM
Author: Angry Stain

well, like I said I know nothing about economics so maybe the comment just demonstrates cluelessness.

but, to clarify:

of course this is gigantic fucking deal. we're probably fucked. but didn't we know this already? my point was only that the chart is not surprising and doesn't "show" anything that hasn't been apparent for at least a year.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1242943&forum_id=2#14315325)



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Date: March 6th, 2010 5:34 PM
Author: walnut aphrodisiac ticket booth

click on the other charts showing job loss % greater than the great depression



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1242943&forum_id=2#14315367)



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Date: March 6th, 2010 5:43 PM
Author: Angry Stain

link?

the other charts I see only go back to the post-WW2 period, whose decline I would expect is explained by the cessation of debt-financed war spending.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1242943&forum_id=2#14315420)



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Date: March 6th, 2010 5:44 PM
Author: stirring hilarious therapy

why don't you link it? searching through that is a nightmare

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1242943&forum_id=2#14315426)



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Date: March 6th, 2010 5:45 PM
Author: Translucent passionate principal's office

At least the 2nd derivative isn't negative anymore!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1242943&forum_id=2#14315429)



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Date: March 6th, 2010 5:53 PM
Author: Angry Stain

lol just wait for the dip to dip deeper

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1242943&forum_id=2#14315498)



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Date: March 6th, 2010 5:50 PM
Author: Mauve curious university son of senegal

yes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1242943&forum_id=2#14315469)



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Date: March 6th, 2010 6:02 PM
Author: glittery spruce step-uncle's house

This recession is the worst because instead of industries going under, they just chose to outsource the jobs to deal with the recession. The outsourcing would've happened eventually the recession just sped up the process.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1242943&forum_id=2#14315557)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 3:27 PM
Author: Floppy goal in life gaping

Post thieves! I demand justice.

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/05/comparing-this-recession-to-previous-ones-job-losses-8/

http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243735&mc=12&forum_id=2

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1242943&forum_id=2#14322626)