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Recessionary Tremors

Forgive us for stating the obvious, but the economy is tanking. Meet eight gay people caught in the debris.
From The Advocate  December 2, 2008
Recessionary Tremors

How’s this as a recipe for recession? Start with a handful of Wall Street titans falling (requiring a $700 billion bailout by the government) and U.S. companies slashing jobs and downgrading financial forecasts. Add rising house foreclosures, tepid retail sales, and a complete lack of consumer confidence. Finish with a global credit crunch and topsy-turvy stock markets, and presto!

Americans from every walk of life and each corner of the country are bracing for what economists are predicting could be a deep, protracted recession. On the following pages we bring you eight of them, who span different tax brackets but share a common anxiety about economic forces that seem beyond their control.

Marvin Reguindin | 51 | Marketing Executive | Spokane, Wash.
Larry Ortiz | 38 | Retailer | New York City
Dan Jinks | 45 | Film producer | Los Angeles
Gabriel Silverstein | 34 | Commercial Investment Real Estate Broker | Chicago
"Jane" | 22 | Dominatrix | San Francisco
Carter Wentworth | 57 | Graphic Designer| Wells, Maine

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