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7 Main Differences between the Great Depression and what will be an even Greater Depression

There are 7 main differences between the Great Depression and what I think will be an even Greater Depression coming. Those differences are both economic and social as well as global. I'm going to make this...

26 comments    government debt credit cards
Patty Inglish, MS profile image85

Ghosts of the Great Depression - 1930s Poverty

Rochelle Frank’s Hub called Survival in the 1930's is an eye opening account of survival that many people born after 1960 probably cannot imagine -- Unless they were born into the poverty of the poorest Appalachian regions, the most destitute part of a rundown inner city, or a third world country. I have only a few stories to contribute.

27 comments    family home food
Gold Teeth Grills84

Are You Down to Your Last Gold Tooth?

In previous hubs, I've talked about doing "whatever it takes" to survive financial hard times. Today, I'm worried about those who are down to their last gold tooth, and what it means when they become...

14 comments    finance money depression
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Obama Plans Fail as Economic Recession The Great Depression of 2009 Grows

Will the United States economic recession become the great 2009 depression? World Wide Depression 2009 or 2010. Hyperinflation is a guaranteed result of bailouts and stimulus, take that to the bank.

211 comments    money obama economy
Our family back then.  My brother holding the candle was in honor of his First Holy Communion.  We were older at this point and the rag man threat no longer worked.84

Ultimate threat...being given to the Rag Man

  The ultimate threat! Besides the threat..."Just WAIT until your father comes home!"...the absolute ultimatum that my mother used to occasionally employ to make we three kids behave better was her...

18 comments    life family school
The famous March 1936 photo by Dorothea Lange commonly called Migrant Mother (photos this page public domain)85

Tobacco Road - Poverty and Humor

"Tobacco Road" is the dirt road farmers hauled their harvested tobacco crops along to the market for sale. It means povry and pain. The crops were originally hauled in animal powered wagons during the Plantation Era in the American South. Sometimes, when there were no draft animals left, African slaves themselves pulled the wagons...

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Comparing the 2009 Unemployment Rate with the Great Depression

Although few of us can remember the Great Depression, we have all seen the pictures of despair - the homeless, the soup lines, and the unemployment lines. Certainly, there are similarities between then and...

0 comments    great depression gdp
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The Great Depression

After World War I, in the 1920s the United States entered a period of great prosperity. During this decade the American people became very optimistic. This trust in the future was suddenly shattered one day,...

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Dolores Monet profile image79

The Rich Get Richer - Economic Inequity and the Recession

The rich get richer and the poor get screwed as wealth is being diverted int the hands of the few.Corporations so large that their failure threatens the economic stability of America are a threat to national security.

8 comments    wealth recession greed
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How To Survive The Coming US Financial Collapse

Lots of people do not really understand how these massive financial problems of today are going to impact them. We think that government will take care of the problem and life will go on as usual. Pray...

15 comments    food america financial
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