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LymphocyteLover

(9,979 posts) Fri Apr 17, 2026, 08:57 AM Friday

I don't understand how we are not in a recession right now. [View all]

We've had mass layoffs over the past year and the job market sucks. There are increased prices everywhere. Fuel prices have obviously surged. Almost everyone has been cutting back, from universities to various industries to private households. Home building has suffered especially from the immigration crackdown.

I know the stock market is doing absurdly well, on hopes and prayers and AI dreams.

I have to think the massive building of the much-hated "data centers" is the one thing holding the economy together.

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I don't understand how we are not in a recession right now. [View all] LymphocyteLover Friday OP

Massive tax cuts means companies buying back Johonny Friday #1

If we don't do Covid testing, NameAlreadyTaken Friday #2

Exactly. A "good economy" is no longer measured by how well middle and working classes are doing, only sop Friday #9

I think that's been the only measure they use, NameAlreadyTaken Friday #22

Replenishing armaments from Ukraine War, and now Iran War bucolic_frolic Friday #3

Bubble Time AfternoonJoe Friday #4

Credit bubble too. Car loans are increasingly in default, food is on the cuff, health insurance cancelled. bucolic_frolic Friday #6

I believe one main reason is that the oil markets are being manipulated gab13by13 Friday #5

States could raise their gas taxes a few dollars a gallon if $8 per gallon is a desired price point MichMan Friday #12

We may be in a recession Johnny2X2X Friday #7

They are too busy ripping us off by stock market manipulation. boston bean Friday #8

It has taken a lot of work to dismantle Biden's dynamo economy Fiendish Thingy Friday #10

I think there is an obvious explanation maxrandb Friday #11

Thank you, gab13by13 Friday #13

Yes, it's so exhausting LymphocyteLover Friday #20

IMO, the stock market doesn't reflect the real life economy. The stock market can look good while the average American raccoon Friday #14

Right Rebl2 Friday #15

hopes and prayers LymphocyteLover Friday #19

We probably are, but Trump fired all the experts who no_hypocrisy Friday #16

We are but we are not supposed to say it because Republicans are supposed to be double-plus-good-always for the economy ck4829 Friday #17

sounds about right! LymphocyteLover Friday #18

Layoffs have not been "massive" Happy Hoosier Friday #21

Yeah, I suppose. The tech sector and biotech fields have shed a lot of workers but maybe in the grand scheme of things LymphocyteLover Friday #23