Erm ... for the record, my grandmother's family was very stable during the depression. Why? Because my great-grandfather was a bank president. He had money. Pots of it. Did he lose some when his bank was closed early on in the rush? Yes. But he kept most of it, enough so that his family was able to take in additional "help" so that there were a few less people in the breadlines.

So it's quite possible Ms. Meyer did, in fact, do some research, at least in that arena. Just sayin.