The National Bureau of Economic Research concluded that the recession ended in June of 1999. The economy still sucks because of our bad attitudes and lack of positive thinking I guess.
These economic crises come and go without our knowing. Like ghost rapes. Invest in the prevention of blunt tube-like structures entering your cervix today.
I'm glad the recession's been over for more than a year. Now everyone's back to work, and the American dream can thrive through the trickle down miracle of free market economics.