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Originally Posted by mobster75
I read somewhere (can't remember where) that even during the Great Depression, 4 out of 5 households were still living OK - making their payments, getting by, and not catastrophically impacted. This put things in perspective a bit for me. I'm sure a similar type of statistic will hold for this downturn as well.
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What would be the definition of "OK"? A pair of shoes in the summer? For some that might be Ok.....
check out actual pictures from the Depression...it'll give you a good perspective of how life was like for the overall majority...
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