I don't think we're in a depression yet, but these are definitely not the best of economic times.
How do we know? Ordinary towns and cities seeing, well, unusual things--such as this:
"When Elkhart [Indiana] Public Library's Pierre Moran Branch opened at 1 p.m. Sunday, there were already 51 people outside waiting in line.They were there to use the library's public computers to file required weekly online claims with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development for unemployment benefits.The crowds have grown so large, the library has taken to handing out numbers to those waiting to use the computers to file claims. One employee is assigned to handle crowd control."
