[Conspiracy Guy]

Just 80 years have passed. They should have waited.

[virgil283]

Very good. Joe Jitsu.....No one knew the depths of the depression until much later.....That’s interesting

[Wasichu]

Bump for later...

[Chode]

Happy days are here again
The skies above are clear again
So let's sing a song of cheer again
Happy days are here again

[garjog]

[DakotaGator]

Yes. We are in a depression.

And the Democrats are doing the same thing they did during the Great Depression; devaluing our currency, interfering with business and private affairs, and deepening plus prolonging the depression.

This was and is by design. It's purpose is to gain and retain real power by seizing real wealth from and denying opportunity to WE The People.

Two things broke us out of the Great Depression; FDR's death and winning WWII. Well, Obama is doing his damnedest to start WWIII. And he wants us to lose to Islam.

So look for this depression to continue. Until strong-willed Conservatives are in power we will stay in financial depression and be at great risk of another world war.

[AZLiberty]

The inflationary depression has caused a couple of new restaurant trends:

1. At some fast food restaurants, all burgers on the menu now come with cheese, at higher prices, of course. Including the cheese supposedly justifies the prices, but you pay for it even if you don’t want cheese.

2. Items are smaller at higher prices.

We visited a Chili’s last night for the first time in several years. An hour before closing time we were the only customers, which suited us fine, but made us wonder about the viability of the restaurant. The Chili’s Old Timer, which used to be a man-sized burger, was barely bigger than a slider, and my wife had to pay for the cheese even though she didn’t want it. The order of fries was also about half the size I remember. The chicken dish I had was also substantially smaller than a few years ago.

This matches the grocery store trend of massive package-size reductions. If that trend continues, you’ll soon be paying $4 for a single-serving box.

Brother, can you spare a dime-sized burger?

[Fiji Hill]

Happy Days are Here Again didn't start out as a Democrat Party anthem. It came from the movie "Chasing Rainbows," in which it was featured in a production number celebrating Armistice Day. Unfortunately, this scene has been lost.

The first recordings of the tune were released in the final weeks of 1929, and it became an international hit in 1930. One of my favorite international versions is Wochenend und Sonnenschein (Weekend and Sunshine).

The tune was also a favorite of Richard Nixon's. after he was elected to the US Senate in 1950, he played it on every piano he could find.

[Fiji Hill]

A lot of people knew we were in a depression, as reflected by some of the popular songs of the time:

• Home Made Sunshine--Ted Lewis & His Band (1930)

• No Depression in Love--Vincent Rose & His Orchestra (1931)

• Ballyhoo--Phil Spitalny & His Orchestra (1931)

• Prosperity is Just Around the Corner--The Carson Robison Trio (1932)

• Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee--Phil Spitalny & His Orchestra (1932)

• Try a Little Tenderness--Ruth Etting (1933)

• No Depression in Heaven--The Carter Family (1936)

[Teacher317]

The more things change, the more things stay the same. The Great Depression actually started in 1929, but as you will see below, as late as 1933 the Associated Press was still pumping out lots of news stories with optimistic economic headlines and many Americans still did not believe that we were actually in a depression. And of course we are experiencing a very similar thing today.

In their hubris and arrogance they think they're actually helping... that their stories control the events of the day, and they can feel good that they are preventing worse. Corrupt incompetence second only to our Dear Leader.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Obama’s plan to destroy the economy is right on track. Try to imagine 3.5 years from now.