My comment was more concerned with the decision to graduate or stick around in grad school. The data suggests that you may be better off in the long term if you spend the recession earning another degree instead of cowering in a cubicle.
If you're planning to spend your life cowering, it really won't matter whether your choice is a cubicle or a classroom.
I spent that period in grad school, and while I don't have houses and cars, I also have no debt. I suspect I will end up better off in the long run -- we're just not there yet.
If that is the case it's more important you recognise when times have improved, than to delay your entry by another x years.