There have been several recessions over the last half-century, but none as bad as we've experienced over the last four years.
Why?
There are dozens of reasons, but the simplest and most powerful is that, after three decades of leveraging up, U.S. households took on too much debt, and the bill came due. The fact that Bank of America
But why did households go into so much debt to begin with? I recently sat down with Mesirow Financial chief economist Diane Swonk, who offered some interesting insights when I asked her why this recession was different than those in the past. Have a look:
What do you think? Share your thoughts below.
