'What we are going to see is a large number of white collar jobs getting lost.' 'Job loss can drive people to depression, drugs, alcoholism and even suicide as there is no one to turn to when they are down.' 'There is no in-between now -- things go from a luxurious lifestyle to no lifestyle.'
Transcript of the Ganesh Natarajan chat on rediff on Friday.
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Read the full transcript of President Obama's State of the Union address on Wednesday at the US Capitol in Washington.
