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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hey only the Clothes are changed
rest is same. Miserly always consistent. Thanks for mention 
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@Chirag – Yes. Different year, similar effect. We may not realize it, but looks like things are pretty bad out there.
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.
Quite a comparison! I wonder where we go from here.
Very sad. I saw a news some weeks back where 1000s of people lined up for 35 jobs in Fire Dept.!
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Sad!
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 !
good one
when will it be officially announced the great depression of 2009 ?
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.
@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.
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.
This shows how desperate life can turn into. Only the clothes and places are changed. But people still suffer.
Thanks for the good comparison.