On: We'll be stuck in this recession for years, econom...

[jmnicolas]

A recession that last years is called a depression. It's not like not saying the D word will avoid anything ...

[TheCowboy → jmnicolas]

Within the field of economics, depression is not a well-defined term. When phrasing survey questions it's ^not desirable to have the meaning of the question itself subject to variation if you want the responses to be useful.