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2008-10-25 Britain

'Worst financial crisis in human history':

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Posted by tipper 2008-10-25 00:58|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Yup. Didn't need to be this severe but it could get worse if handled badly. If Obama wins, expect a very long deep recession/depression. If McCain wins, expect a shorter, somewhat shallower one. Any idiot bailed out corporate exec who goes partridge shooting in Scotland on company dollars is truly endangering himself. Word, d00ds.

Posted by lotp 2008-10-25 08:18|| 2008-10-25 08:18|| Front Page Top

#2 'Worst financial crisis in human history':

Spoken by someone who's concept of history is one human life span [if even that much].

I'm sure the Dark Ages were one fun free market time compared to today /sarcasm off

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-10-25 08:45|| 2008-10-25 08:45|| Front Page Top

#3 The end of Civilization as we know it.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-10-25 09:48|| 2008-10-25 09:48|| Front Page Top

#4 It's only just begun to effect the real economy and has much further to go. We will be lucky to get away with just an economic crisis and prolonged recession. If social instability starts then it's a whole new and much worse ballgame and yes it could be the end of the tranzi new world order civilization as we know and 'love' it. People will tolerate a lot less in bad times than good and we now have a system built upon the good times lasting for ever.

Posted by phil_b 2008-10-25 10:36|| 2008-10-25 10:36|| Front Page Top

#5 well the good news for the consumer is commdities are down and fuel is cheaper so the cost of living will decrease.

Posted by bman 2008-10-25 11:11|| 2008-10-25 11:11|| Front Page Top

#6 "Worst financial crisis. Ever."
/Comics books guy

Posted by anonymous5089 2008-10-25 11:26|| 2008-10-25 11:26|| Front Page Top

#7 The "worst ever financial crisis" will be over when we throw all the crooks out of our government in Washington. "Worst ever" is a little overblown.

Posted by JohnQC 2008-10-25 14:45|| 2008-10-25 14:45|| Front Page Top

#8 I am seeing a huge amount of exaggeration here. We have the for the first time in about two decades a chance that MAYBE economic output MIGHT contract a little and you would think it was the end of the world.

So we had a spike in oil prices that caused people to move out of SUVs in panic mode which hit the auto makers but gas prices are back down and I am going to go out on a limb here and guess that people are buying pickups again.

Posted by crosspatch 2008-10-25 14:58|| 2008-10-25 14:58|| Front Page Top

#9 'Worst financial crisis in human history', at least until Obama/Reid/Pelosi take over. That'll make the current situation look like a day in the park.

Posted by DMFD 2008-10-25 21:50|| 2008-10-25 21:50|| Front Page Top

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