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Goodness, you're comparing apples and dump trucks. The recessions had different causes and were completely different in kind. The Reagan era recession was marked by runaway inflation. This last one was a WORLD WIDE credit bubble bursting, with a deflationary spiral the biggest risk. Again, the last time that a credit bubble burst, we had the Great Depression. That's just a start of the differences, in our economy and the worldwide economy, etc.
A worldwide credit bubble that only affected people who owned homes and businesses but not the entire consumer driven economy. Again, leadership and economic policies are being ignored as you simply look at results. Obama prolonged the recession whereas Reagan policies got us out of it. I own a home, I didn't sell my home, I lost nothing just like millions and millions of others.