Recession's Toll Is Written in Cutbacks, Layoffs and Worry

Across the country's kitchen tables, this recession is written in cutbacks, layoffs -- and pure worry. Job insecurity is at its worst in 33 years of polls; holiday spending plans, their worst in data back 23 years. Americans report cuts in work hours and pay, and concerns about making the rent or mortgage, heating the house, paying for retirement. In all, it's an extraordinary loss of confidence -- with repercussions in families across economic and political lines. Click here for PDF with... Full Story