This thread has been such an interesting read, I know so little about economics that I'm not sure how to parse a lot of the comments. I don't mean to introduce

This thread has been such an interesting read, I know so little about economics that I'm not sure how to parse a lot of the comments. I don't mean to introduce politics into the discussion more than as a thought experiment: if we had a different president (Trump, for example) would your opinion on whether we are in a recession be different? It's sort of an interesting method of self reflection.