The Media’s Recession Obsession: How Poor Are You?

Sure, we’ve been getting lots of coverage on “the most severe economic crisis since the Great Depression” going back to the market crash of last fall, but recently, the news is getting personal – it wants to know about you and your personal riches-to-rags experience. And they’re doing everything they can to make it as easy as possible for you to tell them all about your financial struggles – so that, in turn, they can tell you about your financial struggles!