I personally think we're in recession and the reason is datapoints outside of this GDP print, what companies are saying, and the fact I know people that have been laid off already. What I find pathetic is that saying we are in a recession is now a political stance.
I think we all know that if a Republican were President the entire narrative would shift, with most of the press saying we're in recession while Fox, etc would say unemployment is still low which is what matters.
How did we get to a point where actual data can be outright denied or absorbed based on your political viewpoint? It's really pathetic. People will go to the ends of the earth just to protect politicians. Worse, even if we're in recession it's pretty mild, so I don't even know why there is so much handwringing about it.
I think we all know that if a Republican were President the entire narrative would shift, with most of the press saying we're in recession while Fox, etc would say unemployment is still low which is what matters.
How did we get to a point where actual data can be outright denied or absorbed based on your political viewpoint? It's really pathetic. People will go to the ends of the earth just to protect politicians. Worse, even if we're in recession it's pretty mild, so I don't even know why there is so much handwringing about it.