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Redleg

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8. I call it a "deep funk"

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Sun May 10, 2026, 09:29 AM

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But that is about my own emotional state. As for the economy, I don't think we are in recession territory yet because there is still some economic growth. The indicators don't look great though with slowly employment, rising prices, supply shocks, etc.

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