To hear people wailing about the state of the economy, you would think the world was going to end. True, things do look grim right now, especially if you are among the jobless. The recession has already taken a toll and will exact more retribution before it's over. A recent RBC report said that the unemployment rate in Canada could climb to as high as nine percent. It is a Juan-sized economic downturn with a heaping helping of belt tightening, and we all know the human costs. Less well understood arethe benefits and lessons left by a recession.
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