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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the U.S. economy could face serious problems in the next two years.
Bernanke said the recent $1.5 trillion tax cut and $300 billion increase in federal spending is making the Federal Reserves job more difficult all around because its happening even amid low unemployment.
What you are getting is a stimulus at the very wrong moment, Bernanke said at the American Enterprise Institute on Thursday, according to Bloomberg News. The economy is already at full employment.
Bernanke added that the federal government's spending is going to hit the economy in a big way this year and next year, and then in 2020, Wile E. Coyote is going to go off the cliff."
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/391381-bernanke-says-wile-e-coyote-economy-will-have-a-fallout-in-2020
With all the trade wars bullshit I predict sooner than that.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)We are at this time,having a 30 billion dollar short fall per month in Tax Revenue short fall. And most states are about to hit the wall with their funding short falls.
D_Master81
(1,822 posts)Trump might as well not even run in 2020 if he's still around. The economy is very good and his approval numbers are still in the mid 40's. He'd be in the low to mid 30's real quick if another recession comes around. I'm still shocked that we've gone basically 10 years without a recession.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,786 posts)Remember how the Republicans howled up a storm about that?
Inflation will creep up, if it hasn't already. The Trade war is going to hurt farmers, manufacturers, consumers, etc.