5 Reasons The US Economy Won't Collapse

I keep repeating that the debate over a double dip is meaningless.  Why?  Because we’ve been in one long balance sheet recession this entire time.  So, a good way to think about this is to think of the U.S. like a boxer.  We were knocked flat on our back in 2008 and have since struggled to one knee.  We never got back to our feet though.  So these conversations that imply we might be on the verge of falling down again are rather pointless.  Sure, we might fall down again, but we already have one knee on the canvass!   The point is, with this much slack in the economy, it’s unlikely that any economic downturn from here will be substantial.  Does that mean I think the U.S. economy can’t contract from here?  No, but I would be very surprised if we were to experience another blow similar to the 2008 recession where real GDP fell 5%.