It is why the mainstream press, which leans overwhelmingly left, is quick to compare this recession to the Great Depression even though the 2008 recession numbers are comparable to the 1982-83 and 1973-74 recessions.

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When asked to compare Kansas City and New York, Stern says people in New York are quick to embrace the new, but it doesn't always last long.

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The solar stocks "mini-bubble", the meteoric rise of the clean energy sector in 2007 and the backing from Silicon Valley venture capitalists have led some to compare the clean energy sector to the dot com bubble of the late 1990s, but Nasdeo is quick to point out the differences.

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