The U.S. Isn’t Prepared for the Next Recession

Re:The U.S. Isn’t Prepared for the Next Recession by emodendroket on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @11:30AM (#15602164)

Ok, but how about if you stick to the postwar period?

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Re:The U.S. Isn’t Prepared for the Next Recession by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @05:09PM (#15605498)

Here's my take. Postwar, inflation at the peak of the business cycle was rising every cycle until 1980. Then Volcker clamped down on inflation, and since then inflation as dropped each cycle. Unfortunately, unemployment at the bottom of the cycle has also grown with each cycle.

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