Nov 12

What’s Selling? The Great Depression.

Tag: current affairsParagon Wealth Management- Shannon @ 4:40 pm


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Today I read an article in BusinessWeek called, “What’s Selling? The Great Depression.” This is an interesting headline. The media and politicians have talked about us going into a “depression” for so long, it is becoming popular. Here is a clip from the article.

“With pundit after pundit predicting the worst downturn “since the 1930’s,” perhaps it was inevitable:  The Great Depression is making a cultural comeback, resurrected at social gatherings, on fashion runways, and, perhaps, in the future marketing plans of some companies.

In New York City, twentysomethings are throwing Depression parties, where the clothes are ’30s vintage and the playlists favor Big Band numbers and Dust Bowl ballads. Evite, the online party-invitation service, says such bashes are on the rise nationwide (table)…”

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