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This is what the recession looks like: Research Bulletin #1

By Lard Tunderin Jeezus
Created Jun 14 2009 - 12:36pm

A report from the Recession Relief Fund Coalition [1]

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Submitted by Fidel on June 14, 2009 - 1:22pm.

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Submitted by Lard Tunderin Jeezus on June 14, 2009 - 2:43pm.

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One in ten Canadians would struggle to cover an unexpected expense of $500. One in four said they would not be able to handle an unexpected expenditure of $5,000.

That's us. A new transmission and an emergency roof replacement has us living paycheck to paycheck on a line of credit that the bank is threatening to pull - because we're actually using it.

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[1] http://recessionrelief.ning.com/group/resourcematerials/forum/topics/research-bulletin-1-this-is
[2] http://rabble.ca/print/babble/national-news/what-recession-looks-research-bulletin-1#comment-1027423
[3] http://rabble.ca/print/babble/national-news/what-recession-looks-research-bulletin-1#comment-1027437
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