But This Time Its Different

The document presents excerpts from various news articles and publications spanning 1973 to 1994 that describe periods of economic uncertainty and turmoil. The excerpts discuss issues like the 1970s energy crisis, rising inflation, a volatile stock market, a struggling real estate market, bank failures, and concerns around impending recessions and even depressions. Throughout this period, various experts and analysts expressed worries about the economy yet maintained that the circumstances of each downturn were different than what came before.