I think one thing that hurt the economy that nobody mentions is all the illegal alliens that came to america and worked and sent most of their money back to their country. I'm sure that made some what of an impact on the economy. I'm not saying that if I was in their position that I would live with 10 people and send my money back home I'm just saying I'm sure it hurt the economy. But the thing that really pisses me off is all these companies that sent jobs overseas instead of providing jobs here.