[quote=spdrun]Housing is shaky as it is. A generalized slowdown affects general confidence and put the brakes on it.
It sure wasn’t growing much around 2001-2. Last time, housing affected everything else. This time, it might be the other way around.[/quote]
But it didn’t crash. It wasn’t event flat. So, why did you pick 2001? I wouldn’t mind if today is like 2001.