The Quiet Recession
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Are we already in recession?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10103413/US-recession-bad-2008-paper-warns.html
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@axtremus said in The Quiet Recession:
Suppose you believe that we are already in a recession, what do you think the government should do about it, if anything?
Normally, the government would lower interest rates, trying to kick the economy in gear. But we're almost as low as we can go...
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@jolly said in The Quiet Recession:
@axtremus said in The Quiet Recession:
Suppose you believe that we are already in a recession, what do you think the government should do about it, if anything?
Normally, the government would lower interest rates, trying to kick the economy in gear. But we're almost as low as we can go...
OK, sounds reasonable; since the good 'ole interest rate probably cannot go much lower, what else do you think the government should do about it, if anything?