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RECESSION or No Recession?

John Disney
7 min readOct 15, 2023

What you see may not be the true reality of our economy.

When you look in the mirror, what you see is an image of yourself, but that is not the real you. Bear with me for a moment as I build a brief analogy to the US Economy. That image you see is actually comprised of your psyche (internal being) which is filled with notions and emotions…and much more. Additionally, it is comprised of cells, molecules, and subatomic particles that are the basis for your skin, bones, muscles…and much more. So, what is on the surface is only a non-detailed (blurry image) seen by your conscious mind.

Obviously, this means that your face and body in the mirror may indeed be blocking the view of the real you; i.e., the complex structure of what you are made of in relation to your mind, organs, emotions and innermost being (spiritual side). Now, let's refer to your viewpoint of the economic prosperity seen in front of our eyes. You see, this ‘mirror analogy’ is very close to what is happening today within the minds of most investors and consumers. By this I mean that, what most everyone sees around them is a semi-robust stock and bond market, real estate market, and generally speaking a somewhat prosperous economy.

We hear through the published data (which is only the image we see, as in the mirror example) that we have a very good level of national employment. Most…

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John Disney
John Disney

Written by John Disney

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