The Great Depression of 2009
Eighty years later, life comes full circle.
Two pictures, same struggle.
1929
Hungry Americans waiting in line for food during the great depression.
(Image courtesy: reformation.org)
2009
Desperate job seekers waiting in line just to get into a bursting-at-the-seams job fair in New york city. Picture taken on 24 Feb 2009 in midtown Manhattan by me.
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February 25th, 2009 at 2:11 am
hey only the Clothes are changed
rest is same. Miserly always consistent. Thanks for mention 
.
February 25th, 2009 at 2:12 am
@Chirag – Yes. Different year, similar effect. We may not realize it, but looks like things are pretty bad out there.
February 25th, 2009 at 5:26 am
the lines are only going to get longer and longer. there seems no respite from the bad news. expect at least 2-3 years of pain.
February 25th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Quite a comparison! I wonder where we go from here.
February 25th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
Very sad. I saw a news some weeks back where 1000s of people lined up for 35 jobs in Fire Dept.!
February 25th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
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February 25th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Sad!
February 26th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
The great depression was slightly better off ! For they didnt see the greatest of riches which have made us all lazy ! Atleast, as much as now !
Now, i read that couples divorce because the husband doesnt want to compromise on the quality of rice. After he is laid off !
Phew. We have come some distance. Havent we !
February 27th, 2009 at 6:20 am
good one
when will it be officially announced the great depression of 2009 ?
February 27th, 2009 at 8:00 am
Life goes in cycles and I think nowadays we are less able to handle the downturns. So used are we to a certain luxuries in life.
February 27th, 2009 at 9:05 am
@Philip – 2-3 years! Thats a scary estimate…i am hoping this will get done in the next one year.
@Shivya – Yes. It does paint a stark picture.
@Dinesh – Wow. News like those makes you feel sad about all these people. I hadnt realised that things had gotten this bad.
@Gauri – Me too
@Solilo – Very sad, indeed!
@Kavi – Thats an interesting point you raise! BTW you really meant ‘quality of rice’? life?
But yes, i have also seen reports how peoples’ married lives are getting affected due to financial issues.
@Dinu – Thanks. It is indeed funny that nobody calls it a depression…just politically correct terms like Downturn! I think its about time!
@Nita – That is true. Some time back i had written a post about this couple who just wouldn’t give up their high flying lifestyle after the wall street husband was laid off and unable to find a job for many months. Maybe people are afraid of accepting that they are going through a lean patch. Some sort of an ego thing.
May 13th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Well, it’s not exactly the same since most of the people today can at least still feed themselves, but the similarities are still pretty depressing.
March 2nd, 2010 at 11:45 am
This shows how desperate life can turn into. Only the clothes and places are changed. But people still suffer.
Thanks for the good comparison.