Editorial: Wealth Erased - nytimes

Americans know, all too well, the pain unleashed by the Great Recession of 2007-9. Still the numbers on the loss of personal wealth during those years are staggering and say a lot about why the economic recovery has been so sluggish — and why the government will need to do a lot more to turn things around. - Editorial: Wealth Erased -- Editorial: Pink Slips
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Great Recession erased nearly 40% of family wealth - latimes