Who Do You Think Are the Winners (and Losers) in the Recession?

By U.S. News Staff

March 13, 2009 RSS Feed Print
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The recession is hurting many families and companies across the country, but there are a few bright spots.

We've identified 10 industries that are clearly benefiting from the recession and 10 more industries that seem to be riding out the recession with aplomb.

We've also revealed 10 industries that were long believed to be "recession-proof" but have proven to be about as reliable as an asset-backed security.

Who else do you think is a recession winner? And who are the biggest recession losers?

Join the discussion in the comments section below.

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BIGGEST WINNER? Hedge-Funds and all the financial entities taking the Feds help. Oh, don't forget the Chinese.

BIGGEST LOSER(S)? The American tax-payer.

efp of CA 11:11PM December 02, 2010

I would have to say that the Top 10 Recession Winners List should have included Wal-mart. Wal-mart Inc. has been riding right thru this recession and continue to hire new employees. Wal-mart was also recently claimed as the World's Biggest Money Maker. I work for Wal-mart Inc. myself. Yes over-all store sales are down by a certain percentage, but what can be expected when no one has the money to shop that often anymore ? On the other hand, the typical average person, when they need to buy household supplies or food, the majority of them shop at Wal-mart. This allows the company to slide right on thru this recession virtually unaffected. Plus at the same time Wal-mart Inc. continues to give out new full time and part time jobs. Which of course helps the economy, and takes some away from the ever rising unemployment rate. I don't know how Wal-mart was overlooked when the top ten list was compilled. Wal-mart also recycles all plastic, cardboard and soda cans, again helping the environment which in turn helps the economy by allowing Wal-mart Inc. to save money and to be able to continue Rolling Back the Prices on everyday items that we all need. Everyone should give Wal-mart a big Thank-You. If your reading this and are unemployed, then try your local Wal-mart store if you have not done so already.

Tom of IL 11:13AM September 19, 2010

The real problem is a frauulent monetary system that is bottomed on debt. It makes the banking elites extremely wealthy. But it leaves everyone else chasing their tails. Everytime the debt load gets too high, the economy has to be inflated to reduce the debt level ratio to the money supply. While it is inflating, the entire economy needs to be put on the skids to control the inflationary momentum. We saw this happen from 1978 to 1984, when the Vietnam war debt was paid by inflating the economy. It wiped out everyone's savings then and it is happening all over again now.

People need to be able to contol their own futures and to accumulate wealth after a lifetime of hard work. Right now, they cannot do that. The bankers always will be wealthy because they are totally in control of the money supply under this corrupt regime. But the common people, with nothing other than their time to sell in the labor market, always get robbed.

Sooner or later, our current crop of elite bankers must be sent into exile, because they will not leave town peacefully, as John Kennedy learned only six months after he tried to put the Federal Reserve Bank under and return usw to solid money. This needs to be done so that we can have real money based on gold and silver. Those commodities are accountable and therefore the money supply becomes controllable.

The Federal Reserve Bank moguls must be destroyed.

mh clark of AK 9:05AM September 19, 2010

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