hoopression
herbert hoover presided over the first great depression. the stock market crash wasn't really his fault. but the recovery, or failure to recover is. he focused on keeping businesses in business. he steadfastly refused to help individuals. and things just kept getting worse. they in fact didn't start to get better until that policy was reversed. and the government started helping individuals instead of businesses. what will happen this time? i don't know. my crystal ball is on the fritz. however, if history is any guide, things are only going to get worse as long as we're focused on businesses. fortunately this crash happened at the end of a presidential cycle instead of the beginning. at least i think it's fortunate. if 'change' means 'status quo' we might have to get through an entire presidential cycle before things get better. which would be really bad.