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More than half of Americans say they believe the downturn reflects a "lasting economic change" (56%) rather than a "temporary economic downturn" (43%). Large majorities believe that the economy will remain in recession or worse a year from now.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/01/poll-joblessness-affects-_n_702031.html



The 10 Highest-Paid CEOs Who Laid Off The Most Workers

The CEOs who laid off the most employees during the recession are also the CEOs who took home the biggest pay checks, according to a study released last week.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/01/ceo-pay-layoffs_n_701908.html



One million US public school students homeless

The number of students identified as homeless by public school districts rose by more than 40 percent between the 2006-2007 school year and 2008-2009, to 956,914. The figure has almost assuredly passed one million in the current school year.

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/sep2010/home-s02.shtml


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