First half of 2022 was a recession.
Legacy media ignored it.
https://www.bea.gov/news/2022/gross-domestic-product-second-quarter-2022-advance-estimate
I thought it was common knowledge. Most reports now indicate this as the first contraction since 2022 which would be correct. There might be retards who ignore it but its a fact
The first two quarters of 2020 were brutal, didnt realize how bad it was in fact. All that spending had a huge impact on inflation etc.
The only difference now is that it appears to be self-induced. Things were trucking along just fine if we are talking GDP and the reason for the contraction is policy, nothing else.
I would imagine that many countries experienced contactions during those previous quarters (2020 included) while most are still growing the US is reversing.