Is there need for vulgarity? I too dont apreaciate the negativity by the Canadian media, as its only adding to the insecurity, but all leading economists I have heard in the last two months have predicted that its only going to get worse in the US, and our economy is directly linked to theirs. I work for one of Canada' leading non-bank securities dealership, and our advisors are having the worst RRSP season in any of their living memories. Some economists have predicted civil wars around the world due to the economy. The global extent of this will be worse then that of the 1930s unless the US economy stops bleeding jobs and US consumers start shopping again.