is it hopeful that we will come out of this recession
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Yes. We always have survived recessions and depressions. There's no reason to believe that today is any different.
The charts among these search results are very interesting:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=past+recessions+chart&aq=1&oq=past+recessi
They show how the US economy has gone up and down over time.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=past+recessions+chart&aq=1&oq=past+recessi
They show how the US economy has gone up and down over time.