signs of a recession

• outdoor advertising / billboards don’t display ads anymore .. they display the name of the owner of that billboard or a social message ( eg don’t drink and drive , wear a helmet when riding a two wheeler or wear a mask when going out )
• jobs are non existent or are being cut / are disappearing at a rapid pace ..
• apartment rentals are falling , there are plenty of apartments and the cost of renting them is coming down
• home prices / apartment / condominium prices are falling
• interest rates are falling – central banks reduce rates to stimulate the economy …
• governments are in the distract mode .. they will bring up some celebrity issues or side step the main problems .. all the media ( print , internet , tv ) is running these stories after taking money from the government ..
• eg during the 2004 george bush administration , a major distraction was caused by the janet jackson and justin timberlake incident at the super-bowl , rumor was this was done to distract people from the economy tanking and turn attention away from it 🙂
• rumor was that the singer britney spears was on the payroll of the bush administration – to create “suitable” distractions at various times 🙂
• in extreme cases , war mongering as a major form of distraction or to create jingoism / patriotic feelings are also done
• let’s call them what they really are , weapons of mass distractions ….