economic slump

I say it all the time here; the local Rescue Mission gets a bad rap by some folks on the street, but for every person who's got something bad to say, a dozen more find shelter, food and safety from the night.

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  Quote - A combination of forces led by the broad economic slump is delivering as challenging a year as ever for traditional publishers.

A few years ago, during the great Tennessee Income Tax War, the pro-income tax experts often asserted that an income tax would protect the state against revenue shortfalls during an economic slump.