Should anyone be surprised?

No reallt surprising, however on the bright side there are always new markets opening in a depression, just got to find them!

Though there are some who worry about this every time there's a recession, it really looks like there's no way out this time--it's hard to imagine the usual measures (Fed lowering interest rates or government giveaways to stimulate business) fixing the problem of skyrocketing energy and food costs or that of stagnant wages and layoffs during a time of massive inflation. The next several years don't look good at all.

And the $11 (or $28, depending on whose information you believe) we'll all save on a "gas-tax holiday" is gonna prevent a depression. Idiots.