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Five Charts You Need To See To Understand The Financial Crisis, Five Years Later
Five Charts You Need To See To Understand The Financial Crisis, Five Years Later
By Annie-Rose Strasser
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It’s easy to see that the crisis has wounded the country in ways big and small, and that the damage isn’t done even now. Here are five charts that capture the scope and struggles of the Great Recession, five years after it began:
1. The sluggish recovery
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2. The industries that were hardest hit
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3. The government recession
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4. Anti-recovery budget cuts
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http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/09/15/2621491/charts-need-years-financial-crisis/
By Annie-Rose Strasser
<...>
It’s easy to see that the crisis has wounded the country in ways big and small, and that the damage isn’t done even now. Here are five charts that capture the scope and struggles of the Great Recession, five years after it began:
1. The sluggish recovery
<...>
2. The industries that were hardest hit
<...>
3. The government recession
<...>
4. Anti-recovery budget cuts
<...>
- more -
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/09/15/2621491/charts-need-years-financial-crisis/