Recession in America 2008

Other countries have bread lines and slums the size of American cities. Other eras saw bread lines, Hoovervilles, and widespread begging. This is what economic hardship looks like. What does economic hardship in America in 2008 look like? Crowds at Wal-Mart trampling one another to death. Are they giving away free scoopfuls of rice at Wal-Mart these days?