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Posted inEconomy, Housing, News

Why Bubbles Are Bad

Many of the jobs that disappeared during the recession could only have existed in the presence of a huge housing bubble.  That’s why those jobs have accounted for virtually all of San Diego’s employment losses since the bubble started to burst — and why those jobs won’t be coming back.