Has any politician, pundit, "journalist" in the MSM actually used the "d" word?

[raccoon]

As in "Depression?" (Economic, not mental.)

[snappyturtle]

1. Well, it's not happening to any of them so therefore it must not be happening.

I see evidence everytime I drive into town. Businesses shuttered, streets in awful condition (patch,on top of patch)and just the over all appearance of people.

[pnwmom]

3. I think it depends on the city where you live.

Overall, the country isn't at that level, although there are certain areas that probably are.

[pnwmom]

2. Why would they? Our conditions, bad as they are,

are not at the level of the Great Depression.

[Statistical]

4. I heard it initially before we had positive GDP growth.

As in we may be heading for a second great depression.

Depression is a technical term like Bankruptcy.

One can be "broke" and not Bankrupt just as the economy can be struggling and it not be a Depression.

A Depression is defined as a sustained long period of negative GDP growth. We had 3 qtrs of negative GDP growth (2 or more is a recesion) and GDP is now growing (and has been for 2 qtrs) thus we sre not in a depression (or recession).