Wall Street or Main Street?

Many of us - until recently - had assumed that the current economic crisis was a Wall Street problem and not a Main Street problem?

We all assumed that the markets would eventually correct, and life, as we know it, would continue.

Our politicians fed that belief by painting - an often - too optimistic picture of what was really happening. We were told that our economy was "fundamentally" sound.

Well, it turns out, it's not.

This Sunday on WATE's Tennessee This Week, Knoxville Chamber Partnership head Mike Edwards paints a dark picture of the current economic climate and what may be in store for business in the future.

Wachovia Securities Analyst Jeff Thode also joins us for his take on how the Wall Street crisis is affecting credit markets and ultimately all of us.

And finally, former Knox County Commissioner Elaine Davis and 6 political analyst George Korda ask the question: Why did this reach a crisis point before any action was taken?