Judging from the messages you're sending, the Planet Money audience has fallen in love with this from the Onion: "Nation Ready To Be Lied To About Economy Again." Frank Carlson called it "writing lies to tell the truth" and picked out a key bit.

"I don't need to be constantly reminded that the lack of regulations on Wall Street compounded with failing institutions like AIG basically plunged the world economy into a global recession," said 32-year-old office manager Alexis Harrington. "What I want is for someone to tell me with a straight face that the GDP is through the roof so that I can feel better and instantly forget what all these terms even mean."

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5:03 - May 4, 2009

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