United States is witnessing its worst recession since the Great Depression of 1930. In the 30's, the Great Depression drowned with a long decade of unemployment, poverty, low profitability, deflation and a large number of lost opportunities for economic progress (Philip & Karakitsos, 2010). This current recession is also presenting serious percussions for the already sluggish U.S. economy. Many analysts are of the view that this may continue for another year or so. The unemployment rate has been upto unprecendented levels in over 20 years. The current unemployment rate is hovering around ...