Unless job growth picks up substantially, which looks less likely with each passing economic data point, a recession starting from 9% unemployment with house prices still falling will be far more painful than the one we are still experiencing.

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So each time there was a recession with a Republican President, compensated -- we compensated by making sure that government didn't see a drastic reduction in employment.

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But it also pays disability claims for 18 million people each year, with numbers pushed higher because of the recent recession.

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With average revenue per ticket on the wane in the recession, Cornett also has squeezed more out of each operating dollar by taking a closer look at what his customers were buying.

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