The Stimulus Bailout Crisis Bank Deathray Plan #2

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It's hard not to love the trend towards better data visualization; all those complicated stories made much easier to understand.

But really I just wanted to bitch about the ridiculous number of advertisers now "feeling our pain" with their very own "bailout" special or "stimulus package." Seriously, people are freaking out. It's scary out there, and the last thing we need is to have this financial death spiral beaten into our brains. The cable news channels do that plenty.

Oh yeah, I just lost my job and my house, my wife just left me to go live with her mother because she doesn't want to live out of the back of my van, but phew! - Mitsubishi has their bailout plan! Everything will be okay!

Anyway - complaining over - here's how we got here. Don't be too depressed. It's our patriotic duty to spend, so go buy yourself something nice. Maybe a new pair of jeans or an HDTV to lighten the mood?