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

http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-the-scariest...
Thriller dun bawdyhouse national security agency
  03/06/10
Only 2 or 2.5 more years until we're out!
Soul-stirring hissy fit
  03/06/10
Holy shit things are scary when you look at them out of scal...
Appetizing Church
  03/06/10
Are you trying to suggest the trough is something other than...
Soul-stirring hissy fit
  03/06/10
P.S. What's the right scale?
Soul-stirring hissy fit
  03/06/10
Sure, because it'd be real easy to tell discrepancies betwee...
internet-worthy center
  03/06/10
He thinks he's incisive because he had some sort of "me...
Soul-stirring hissy fit
  03/06/10
Seriously. It's not the scale that matters as much as how o...
internet-worthy center
  03/06/10
so that chart is saying we've lost 6% of american jobs and h...
high-end narrow-minded weed whacker locus
  03/06/10
not really. those other crises on the chart were nothing ...
Contagious Twinkling Uncleanness Heaven
  03/06/10
let me guess: you voted for obama?
high-end narrow-minded weed whacker locus
  03/06/10
People thought the early-80s recession was a pretty fucking ...
Soul-stirring hissy fit
  03/06/10
of course, but isn't it fair to say that what we've got now ...
Contagious Twinkling Uncleanness Heaven
  03/06/10
well, like I said I know nothing about economics so maybe th...
Contagious Twinkling Uncleanness Heaven
  03/06/10
click on the other charts showing job loss % greater than ...
brass degenerate
  03/06/10
link? the other charts I see only go back to the post-WW2...
Contagious Twinkling Uncleanness Heaven
  03/06/10
why don't you link it? searching through that is a nightmare...
marvelous mad cow disease school cafeteria
  03/06/10
At least the 2nd derivative isn't negative anymore!
iridescent alcoholic corner legend
  03/06/10
lol just wait for the dip to dip deeper
Contagious Twinkling Uncleanness Heaven
  03/06/10
yes
exhilarant elite masturbator preventive strike
  03/06/10
This recession is the worst because instead of industries go...
Titillating Pea-brained Skinny Woman
  03/06/10
Post thieves! I demand justice. http://economix.blogs....
Thriller dun bawdyhouse national security agency
  03/07/10


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Date: March 6th, 2010 4:39 PM
Author: Thriller dun bawdyhouse national security agency

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 hissy fit

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: Appetizing Church

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 hissy fit

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 hissy fit

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: internet-worthy center

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 hissy fit

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: internet-worthy center

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: high-end narrow-minded weed whacker locus

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: Contagious Twinkling Uncleanness Heaven

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: high-end narrow-minded weed whacker locus

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 hissy fit

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: Contagious Twinkling Uncleanness Heaven

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: Contagious Twinkling Uncleanness Heaven

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: brass degenerate

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: Contagious Twinkling Uncleanness Heaven

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: marvelous mad cow disease school cafeteria

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: iridescent alcoholic corner legend

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: Contagious Twinkling Uncleanness Heaven

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: exhilarant elite masturbator preventive strike

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: Titillating Pea-brained Skinny Woman

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: Thriller dun bawdyhouse national security agency

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)