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What is a Recession?


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welcome to watchmojo.com I’m your host – non-carbon soutien and today we

non-carbon soutien and today we

non-carbon soutien and today we discussed the dreaded R word recession

discussed the dreaded R word recession

discussed the dreaded R word recession now recession is basically any downward

now recession is basically any downward

now recession is basically any downward trend in the business cycle which

trend in the business cycle which

trend in the business cycle which usually leads to a decline in production

usually leads to a decline in production

usually leads to a decline in production and employment and that usually leads to

and employment and that usually leads to

and employment and that usually leads to lower income for households which means

lower income for households which means

lower income for households which means that they consume less can turn then

that they consume less can turn then

that they consume less can turn then creates a vicious cycle where companies

creates a vicious cycle where companies

creates a vicious cycle where companies produce less now the way economists

produce less now the way economists

produce less now the way economists measure whether or not we are in a

measure whether or not we are in a

measure whether or not we are in a recession is that they look for two

recession is that they look for two

recession is that they look for two consecutive quarters with negative GDP

consecutive quarters with negative GDP

consecutive quarters with negative GDP growth now sometimes they don’t even

growth now sometimes they don’t even

growth now sometimes they don’t even look for two consecutive back-to-back

look for two consecutive back-to-back

look for two consecutive back-to-back quarters they just look for two quarters

quarters they just look for two quarters

quarters they just look for two quarters in a given year and that’s enough to

in a given year and that’s enough to

in a given year and that’s enough to trigger the fear of a recession now the

trigger the fear of a recession now the

trigger the fear of a recession now the term fear is very important here because

term fear is very important here because

term fear is very important here because recessions usually have an important

recessions usually have an important

recessions usually have an important psychological factor if you think that

psychological factor if you think that

psychological factor if you think that the economy is going to slow down you’re

the economy is going to slow down you’re

the economy is going to slow down you’re not going to be consuming as much and

not going to be consuming as much and

not going to be consuming as much and that means that companies aren’t selling

that means that companies aren’t selling

that means that companies aren’t selling as many goods and in turn what happens

as many goods and in turn what happens

as many goods and in turn what happens is that they need to produce less and

is that they need to produce less and

is that they need to produce less and thus hire less people it basically

thus hire less people it basically

thus hire less people it basically becomes a downward vicious cycle now you

becomes a downward vicious cycle now you

becomes a downward vicious cycle now you may be asking what are some of the

may be asking what are some of the

may be asking what are some of the causes of a recession well those include

causes of a recession well those include

causes of a recession well those include speculation national debt inflation

speculation national debt inflation

speculation national debt inflation devalued currency and the use of

devalued currency and the use of

devalued currency and the use of derivatives which sometimes can get out

derivatives which sometimes can get out

derivatives which sometimes can get out of hand and some of the effects well

of hand and some of the effects well

of hand and some of the effects well there are pretty much bad signs such as

there are pretty much bad signs such as

there are pretty much bad signs such as unemployment foreclosures bankruptcies

unemployment foreclosures bankruptcies

unemployment foreclosures bankruptcies banks aren’t lending as much money stock

banks aren’t lending as much money stock

banks aren’t lending as much money stock market takes an ailing and ultimately

market takes an ailing and ultimately

market takes an ailing and ultimately all this leads to inflation so you’re

all this leads to inflation so you’re

all this leads to inflation so you’re now in the recession that sucks what do

now in the recession that sucks what do

now in the recession that sucks what do you do to get out of it

you do to get out of it

you do to get out of it there are many schools of thought and

there are many schools of thought and

there are many schools of thought and they’re basically different but all of

they’re basically different but all of

they’re basically different but all of them try to accomplish the same thing

them try to accomplish the same thing

them try to accomplish the same thing which is getting back on the road to

which is getting back on the road to

which is getting back on the road to recovery the first one is the Keynesian

recovery the first one is the Keynesian

recovery the first one is the Keynesian school of thought which basically

school of thought which basically

school of thought which basically advocates deficit spending that way the

advocates deficit spending that way the

advocates deficit spending that way the government basically invests and sparks

government basically invests and sparks

government basically invests and sparks economic growth the second one is the

economic growth the second one is the

economic growth the second one is the supply side economic belief that says

supply side economic belief that says

supply side economic belief that says you need to cut taxes to get businesses

you need to cut taxes to get businesses

you need to cut taxes to get businesses to invest higher and if they do that

to invest higher and if they do that

to invest higher and if they do that then basically consumers have more money

then basically consumers have more money

then basically consumers have more money in their wallets to kick-start the

in their wallets to kick-start the

in their wallets to kick-start the economy again and the third one is

economy again and the third one is

economy again and the third one is actually the one that is the most

actually the one that is the most

actually the one that is the most capitalistic one which basically is

capitalistic one which basically is

capitalistic one which basically is let’s say fair capitalism just let it be

let’s say fair capitalism just let it be

let’s say fair capitalism just let it be let the market correct itself what the

let the market correct itself what the

let the market correct itself what the markets invisible hand come in and do

markets invisible hand come in and do

markets invisible hand come in and do what it needs to do

what it needs to do

what it needs to do you

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