It's a sense of hopelessness and helplessness that I can't imagine. Even in the early 1990s, when the last recession hit us, you were still able to patch together a living, even if it meant working two or three part-time jobs. Now, you can't even find those. I've never seen anything like this. And with the huge percentage of income that people need to dedicate to housing, too many are only a paycheck or two away from being homeless. No wonder the recovery has stalled. Everyone's scared to death.