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Is the US currently in a recession or entering one? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by jaykrown@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I've read a good amount about this, and while by traditional measures there isn't technically a recession, many real‑world signs make it feel like one. What do we think? I don't think this breaks the 6 rule, it's an economic question.

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[–] Cptn_Slow@lemmy.world 69 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Part of me wonders if it's a recession, or if the ultra rich have finally squeezed everyone to the point it feels like one.

I've made more money this year than I ever thought I would, like double the most my parents have ever made and yet it doesn't feel like I thought it would.

[–] andrewrgross@slrpnk.net 20 points 3 days ago

The question "are we in a recession??" always makes me think of the SNL at-home headache test commercial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bKgsR_9qa4

[–] triptrapper@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Same. Even adjusting for inflation, if I went back and told myself 10 years ago what I'd be earning in 2025, past me would think it's "buy-whatever-I-want-money." I can buy everything I need, but I never seem to have much left over.

[–] vateso5074@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Make it third. I'm currently earning what I thought would be my life goal.

I can't even afford to move out of my two-room apartment.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 1 points 2 days ago

Part of me wonders if it’s a recession, or if the ultra rich have finally squeezed everyone to the point it feels like one

What's the difference?

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago

The fuck do you do that generates money?