A lot of people lost a lot of money because of the economic downturn. They have not gotten their money back and they will not get their money back. A lot of them lost their jobs, and because of that, they lost their homes. A lot of small businesses lost a lot of business, and their owners and employees lost money because of that. The damages to those who are not among the economic elite have been massive, and those people will not ever get their money back.

My father and step mother lost more than $100,000 when they invested in my brother's business. It was a solid business with a solid track record until the economic downturn, and it went out of business because the products it offered were not essential enough for people in a cash strapped economy to be able to justify spending money on. There are many millions of people who have experienced similar losses. These people will not ever get their money back.