When Is A Recession Not A Recession?

Today’s economic crisis isn’t like others you remember.

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Governments are reluctant to invoke the word recession. It doesn't poll well. Grumblings about widespread and obvious economic hardship need to escalate considerably before political calculus decrees the threshold met to drop the term. Sadly, that doesn’t begin a mature, nuanced or informed public discussion…