Is a recession on the horizon? It’s anyone’s guess

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Written By Jennifer Joslyn

The Treasury Secretary, Democrats, Republicans, and the economists at Goldman Sachs have wildly different opinions on the US economy - is it running headway into the Great American recession?

There is a massive public disagreement among top democrats in particular over the state of the economy. The issue has become so glaring to the public, that the White House has issued a “fact-sheet” in order to review what to look for in order to determine if a recession is truly en-route.

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