[Colonel Flagg]

Yo, Cornholio:

I obtained my data from historical records of inflation rates. The economy recently contracted for 8 months with a 1.1% annualized decline. (It's expanding again, and has been for the last 8 months.)

In the Great Depression which lasted 3½ years, the economy contracted at an annualized rate of 6.9%. For, and let me say this with emphasis ---

THREE AND A HALF FUCKING YEARS!!!!!!!!

I ask again, dipshit - which is worse? 8 months of a 1% contraction or 42 months of a 7% contraction?

[mockon] Do your research. [/mockoff]