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surfdog

(624 posts) Sat Dec 17, 2011, 05:10 PM Dec 2011

Historically speaking , is this a quick recovery ? [View all]

We seemed to recover from the very mild recession that Clinton handed Bush much slower , for example , it took over two years to see positive job growth , much much slower that we saw with this very deep recession.

Compared to other recoveries , how is this one going ?

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Historically speaking , is this a quick recovery ? [View all] surfdog Dec 2011 OP

What recovery? n/t Le Taz Hot Dec 2011 #1

Ummm... surfdog Dec 2011 #2

And unemployment is at 8.8%. Le Taz Hot Dec 2011 #7

"You cannot have a jobless recovery" surfdog Dec 2011 #12

That's a pretty long post with only 2 facts in it. Joe the Revelator Dec 2011 #16

Oh the DOW is up. Thank god. We're all rich again. n/t leeroysphitz Dec 2011 #10

Since the poster made no claim about anyone being "rich again" Dewey Finn Dec 2011 #20

The Dow is not the economy. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #11

Virginia hit a record number (900k) people who applied for emergency food aid in november peacebird Dec 2011 #3

It's your opinion that... surfdog Dec 2011 #4

I do not blame Obama, but I also do not think that we are in any sort of healthy "recovery" peacebird Dec 2011 #6

Agreed Sherman A1 Dec 2011 #24

Depends on what "things" you are talking about SomethingFishy Dec 2011 #8

Was that a serious question? dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #17

Given that President Obama faced a second Great Depression. bluestate10 Dec 2011 #5

The President's Policies are working -graphs- mikekohr Dec 2011 #9

"It is currently 21 straight monthes of private sector job growth" surfdog Dec 2011 #13

That post you noted is not factual -more graphs- mikekohr Dec 2011 #19

ok, if Obama really wants to be re-elected he needs to keep all those charts & graphs & SHOW StarsInHerHair Dec 2011 #38

No, historically speaking this is one of the longer recoveries. n/t MadHound Dec 2011 #14

The George W. Bush Great Recession/Depression was America's 2nd greatest economic downturn mikekohr Dec 2011 #22

This is not a classical V-shaped recovery that characterized coalition_unwilling Dec 2011 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author HereSince1628 Dec 2011 #36

It is excruciatingly slow, despite huge efforts to goose it. Yo_Mama Dec 2011 #18

to answer your first question in a word, no. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2011 #21

No - growth worldwide has been very slow, and there is an underlying reason bhikkhu Dec 2011 #23

no, it's very slow one Enrique Dec 2011 #25

Here is a graph that compares depth of recession/depression and recovery time mikekohr Dec 2011 #26

that's a graph of GDP Enrique Dec 2011 #28

The Impact of the Recovery Act, In a Few Easy Charts, by Jared Bernstein mikekohr Dec 2011 #30

I think the comparisons of data pre and post Stimulus is the most compelling. nt JoePhilly Dec 2011 #34

What recovery??? n/t Mimosa Dec 2011 #27

Please try to keep up. Dewey Finn Dec 2011 #29

Don't most experts think it will take till at least 2020? MattBaggins Dec 2011 #31

We are in the initial phase of a massive depression. ixion Dec 2011 #32

Strongest Job Recovery In Decades is Underway mikekohr Dec 2011 #33

How quick does it look to you? DesMoinesDem Dec 2011 #35

Part of the problem is the definition of recovery customerserviceguy Dec 2011 #37