Approximately 18years ago,the dot-com bubble, which had been building up for the better part of three years, slowly began to pop. Stocks sunk. Companies folded. Fortunes were lost, and the American economy started to slip down a slow mudslide that would end up in a full-on recession.Today, punditsare suggesting a similar fate is forthcoming. Provide views either conferring or disagreeing with today's spokespeople.

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