great summary article on how the economy is right now

http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-03-04-local-differences_N.htm

and here's a scary CNN video about our soon-to-be depression:


http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/144747/US-Depression-Coming.html

Why Greenspan, Congress, the President, economists and others blissfully drove us here, I'll never understand. Since we're in deb a gajillion dollars instead of having a surplus to fall back on, we're screwed.