This honestly doesn’t surprise me. When over half the country has already felt like they’ve been through a recession, that says a lot more than whatever the official GDP or unemployment numbers show. Meredith Whitney's take on the fragility of the economy makes sense—people might be working, but wages haven’t kept up, debt’s rising, and prices are still speed stars high. The "headline numbers" don't reflect what most households are really going through. Definitely going to give that interview a listen.