With the crazy stock market and the U.S. downgrade by Standard & Poor's, some economists are predicting we're on the verge of another recession. What do your readers think? Ask them in an online poll. Here's a possibility:

Do you think we're headed for another recession?

• No, I think what spurred the 2008 recession was the mortgage crisis, and we don't have anything like that lurking this time around.
• It all comes down to people's fears. If companies and individuals start holding on to money, the economy is fragile enough that it will break.
• Some of this is out of our control this time around. The global market is showing signs of strain, and that could eventually affect all of us.
• Yes, I think we're definitely headed for a recession, and it's something we can ill afford on the heels of 2008.