"It took us years to get into the mess that we got ourselves in at the end of 2008, and it's going to take a while to get us out. We lost eight million jobs, we saw a financial system near collapse, we have a continuing housing crisis that we're making progress on dealing with"
- Robert Gibbs
About this Quote
This quote by Robert Gibbs is referring to the recession of 2008. It highlights the seriousness of the scenario and also the amount of time it required to get to that point. It also highlights the quantity of time it will require to get out of the mess. The crisis created the loss of 8 million tasks and the financial system was on the verge of collapse. In addition, the housing crisis was still recurring as well as progress was being made to resolve it. This quote serves as a pointer of the value of taking preventative actions to avoid a comparable scenario in the future.
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