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10 Signs The Great Depression Is Already Happening

March 14, 2023 · Personal Finance
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How to prevent another economic depression:

As all Americans are troubled by the idea of another “Great Depression”, economists made a list of policies that might avoid that:

A colorful watercolor illustration of a bank building with a river of money flowing out into a town.
A river of money flows from the central bank into a town, illustrating expansionary monetary policy.

Expansionary monetary policy

An expansionary monetary policy usually involves cutting interest rates in order to encourage investment and borrowing. As interest rates are lower, consumers will be able to enjoy their money more (because of added value), and they’ll be encouraged to spend more.

A diagram comparing high government spending on stimulus and infrastructure against low tax revenue.
Infrastructure and stimulus spending create a deficit when government costs exceed the revenue in the jar.

Expansionary fiscal policy

An expansionary fiscal policy basically means increasing the overall government budget, reducing taxes, or even both. Tax reduction offers consumers a disposable income, which encourages spending.

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