Counter what? That millions of jobs were lost,
and a few thousand created, with untold numbers
just giving up, trying for disability, moving in with
relatives or friends, or going to homeless shelters,
applying for food stamps and welfare?
But the cause has not been discussed in public,
no matter who is president, if the size of the spending
population drops, sales will drop, if there are no new
products to buy, sales will drop, if people have no
money, there are no sales.
Paint it any color, it is still a depression.