but it can be, of course. overstimulation of the economy leads to unsustainable bubbles, which when burst lead to recessions, and an unexpected and unnecessary

but it can be, of course. overstimulation of the economy leads to unsustainable bubbles, which when burst lead to recessions, and an unexpected and unnecessary understimulation can very well cause a recession. (case in point in 2008 the Fed likely overreacted[0], because everyone was so scared of the insane housing prices, claiming there's no economical reason for them, whereas now it's clear that there are multiple serious factors cooperating to keep housing prices absurdly high.) [0] https://www.fullstackeconomics.com/p/the-2000s-housing-bubble-was-greatly-exaggerated https://www.fullstackeconomics.com/p/the-2000s-housing-bubbl...