zach kessin- You also have to take into account that the country is:
a)bigger than in the great depression
b)wealthier before this current depression than before the great depression of 1929.
and that:
c) this is a shorter time span into the recession than your statement about 1933. Thats 4 years, while Obama is only in power for about 7 months, and it was only during the last year or so of Bush (and not as bad as now once the stimulus bill was passed).
d) our government is run by some of the dumbest people in the history of the country! I mean if the stimulus bill was going to stop joblessness, than I guess 10 is less then 8. I just dont know my numbers! 8 is a big number and 9, 10 and 12 are all smaller numbers. Yes, in parts of the country joblessness has grown to such inordinate amount of people!