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Name Recessions After People
- JacobAldridge 18y agoWhere names have doubled up, I've used the most interesting surname or middle name. This has prevented three Recession Williams (a tip when choosing the next cabinet). This titling system makes conversation so much easier: "Well, I survived Recession McAdoo, but Recession Andrew was a doozie! If they ever name a Hurricane after that guy, I'm outta here." 1797-1800 Recession Oliver 1807-1814 Recession Albert 1819-1824 Recession Crawford 1837-1843 Recession Levi 1857-1860 Recession Howell 1873-1879 Recession William 1893-1896 Recession John 1907-1908 Recession George 1918-1921 Recession McAdoo 1929-1939 Recession Andrew 1953-1954 Recession Magoffin 1957-1958 Recession Robert 1973-1975 Recession Pratt 1980-1982 Recession Donald 1990-1991 Recession Nicholas 2001-2003 Recession Paul 2008- Recession Henry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_recessions_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_recessions_in_the_Unite... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Treasury http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_...
- josefresco 18y agoI would say Snow has some blame in this along with Henry.
- steveplace 18y agoGreenspan's policies were the main cause of the current recession. I think we should give credit where credit is due.
- fallentimes 18y agoDamn it. I wanted to name this one "Scoble" or "Le Recession".
- jgrahamc 18y ago<pedantic>Récession is a feminine noun in French, hence it would be La Récession</pedantic>
- fallentimes 18y agoHaha good point, but it was a play on "Le Web" and "Le Meur".
- dfranke 18y agoThis would encourage the wrong behavior, namely doing accounting shenanigans to put off the recession until your successor takes office.
- yummyfajitas 18y agoThis already happens. Remember how, around 2000, we went from budget "surpluses" (based on projections which assumed the .com bubble would never burst) to deficits almost immediately? Notice how we are bailing out the financial industry, in an effort to postpone problems? (I don't think anyone really believes the bailout will prevent a recession, though it might postpone it.)
- jhancock 18y agoI think we should name the recessions after men and go back to naming hurricanes after women.
- mattmaroon 18y agoUnfortunately this will often mean the recessions are named after the person trying to fix them rather than the ones who are chiefly responsible. I despise Bush as much as anyone, but he's only had a small part in getting us into this mess.
- Fuca 18y agoWithout his made up war this would not have happen.
- yummyfajitas 18y agoThe housing bubble, generally thought to have begun in 1997, would not have occurred without the wars in Afghanistan (2001-present) and Iraq (2003-present)? Ok.
- mattmaroon 18y agoRight. The pickle we're in is clearly the result of the actions of two Presidents, multiple Congresses, and millions of individuals. Our budget deficit may be largely Bush's fault, but it's not the reason for the current woes.
- tomjen 18y agoYes, but not just some people, the people who caused the recessions in the first place.