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K-shaped “recovery” is socially dangerous for that reason: - you have net positive statistics, so the government doesn’t intervene - you have a class that con
by zmgsabst 2y ago
K-shaped “recovery” is socially dangerous for that reason:
- you have net positive statistics, so the government doesn’t intervene
- you have a class that controls the levers of power growing substantial wealth in “services” and other extractive portions of the economy; and accompanying growth in large institutions or government
- you have a largely devastated productive and working economy; and accompanying collapse of SMBs
In whatever sense we’re not in a recession, that’s only because economic looting is so profitable on paper, we’re marginally positive. But that false signal of “not recession” can suppress normal responses and allow the country to move into socially unstable territory.
- nequo 2y agoWhich institutions have been growing? For example, the overall number of government employees has been relatively stable since the 2007 crisis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_employees_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_employees_in_the_Un...