• SuperDuper@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      “No need to worry, citizen! We have once again successfully avoided a recession by changing how a recession is defined!”

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      10 months ago

      What do you mean? Corporate profits are higher than they’ve ever been!

      /s in case that wasn’t obvious

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      10 months ago

      Planet earth’s been on the verge of a recession since 4bya. Various economists have been able to predict a recession every year since the term was invented. Stay safe

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      10 months ago

      Recession has a specific definition. Unless you’ve had however many quarters of negative growth or bad GDP or however the fuck economists define it then you’re not in recession.