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I was talking to a couple yesterday and the economy came into the conversation.  They were lamenting the coming recession so I asked them, "How will a recession effect you, personally?"  They both looked at me with a blank stare, their mouths slightly open as if ready to speak but no words came to mind.  Enjoying this moment I said, "Just what is a recession, any way?"

I knew it was time to move on at that point since neither of them had any more to say about the recession.  All afternoon then, I would steer conversations to the recession then ask, "So, what effect will a recession have on you?"

I was amazed by the lack of answers to that questio.  No one had an answer, they all just looked at me like I'd broken the news that the emperor had no clothes.  How can a headline like recession paralize so many people and yet none of them have any idea what impact it will have on them?

So, how will a recession effect you?