I do too but the NYT doesn't enter into "staying up to date on everything".

You should give some of that extra cat money to someone who got less for their cats

Arent you ashamed for getting a higher price for cats you didnt have to work very hard for ?

Once society collapses the greedy pigs will be dragged out into the streets and beat to death by the pesants.Happens every time.

So how about we just trade cats on even swap. I deserve to get the same play money you do don't you think?

So back on track... recession or no recession... and how bad?

I even voted for Bernie in the primary. Was really hoping he would win the nomination.

I do agree with that. We should be offered the same. It’s not fair and we need to reform the fur trade. I agree 100%.

Recession. This economy we are in is based on spending not GDP. Can't spend your way to wealth. I know first hand lol

I voted for him both times. But since he got screwed I had to vote for Hilary. And since Russia got involved, I have to put up with trump. But only for a few more months. Then we can have Biden fix everything trump destroyed.

"From each according to his ability"

Well then, send me your cats and I'll see what I'm offered at our state fur sale. I'll send you my cats and you can do the same. I believe AR cats were going for about $30 in February. Don't let them short change you.

But that’s not fair to the other trappers. We all need to get the overall cat price average. Sounds perfectly fair to me. The problem is we have be program to accept thinks not being fair and have convinced ourselves it’s fine. It’s not fine and we need more equality.

I was listening to money show today and it sounded like the expert there thinks we are already in recession. So yes, it seems a recession is inevitable especially if we finance all these new programs by just printing up more money. That is why it takes 5000 Colombian pesos to buy a loaf of bread down there, and why Ecuador did away with the devalued Sucre and adopted the US dollar as its currency.

Recession for sure. Fairly severe.

A lot depends if we revisit this scenario next fall.

I think that a recession is at hand, but as to how bad or how long it will be I'm not going to pretend to have any idea. There is an ebb and flow, or seasons, or what ever you want to call it, to everything. It's Biblical, its seen in nature, you breathe in, you breathe out, there are ups and downs; just the way it is.

Not sure that I have ever seen anyone compare socialism to Christianity before; history shows that generally socialism tends to be very anti-Christian.

As far as equality goes, doesn't it go both ways? Equal payment for equal performance or equal product or equal whatever? Fair is fair, right?

I agree with this. I would also mention that cheaper gas and a check for every American only increases the wealth gap, the deficit, and that neither addresses the problem of production. This is the underlying cause of the minor recession we have entered. We could be on our way to a depression, but we are in a controlled fall at this point, IMO. Can they stop it? Probably, through the use of some government mandate. They’re gonna bail-out a lot of company’s this go round. Ultimately I believe it’ll come down to what life is like for everyday Americans. Are there jobs? Do they pay well enough to cover costs of living expenses? Are the goods and services relied upon by everyday Americans available at a fair price? If the result of this is only that Americans got an ”advance on taxes check“. And, that corporations, businesses, and individuals the government determines to be critical will be bailed out, while other businesses are driven out of business or further into debt. We will enter a full-blown recession, which could drop into depression. It’s pretty uncharted waters. We’ve never had worldwide slow down and even stop.

Our nation was formed by capitalist who wanted to free themselves from government interference and unfair taxation. They wanted the right to trade freely, compete against others in business, they wanted to make their own way. That’s the opportunity America represents, not free $H@t!

Governments propping up failing buisnesses and banks,etc is pure socialism.They will soon be government run/government owned.And basic income to those working in them is next.

I think the recession has been coming for awhile this just popped the bubble.

I see several Senators made some big stock sell offs after white house briefings of what was coming down the pike maybe they could dish out some of their investment savings to those in need