• Nojustice@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    I’m so tired of hearing “recession fears”. We’ve been getting ass fucked since COVID. I don’t see how that’s not a recession.

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      2 days ago

      The economy is growing, but the wealth of the rich is growing faster. That obviously means the poor get poorer…

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      2 days ago

      two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth is a common rule of thumb

      That can be a blip, or turn into major shit. But feels don’t count here. The definition is prolonged economic downturn.