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    1. Joe Weisenthal‏ @TheStalwart 9 Aug 2019

      So many people believe in the "cleansing" effects of recessions. Is there any theoretical or historical basis for this concept, or is it simply based on a belief that good times are immoral and that as people we must be repent?

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 9 Aug 2019
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      Doesn't Hayek make economic arguments that recessions are beneficial for showing which firms are badly run or some such argument. Not saying this is convincing and there is an implicit moralism but it is an economic argument.

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        1. Andrew Levine‏ @andrewlevine 9 Aug 2019
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          Wasn’t that Schumpeter?

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        1. Badly explaiNED‏ @NedGilmore 9 Aug 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @TheStalwart

          Didn't Hayek make arguments about that sort of thing because he was utterly opposed to the idea that recessions were caused by reserve bank decisions and in fact the whole idea that an economy can be controlled or managed properly at all?

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        2. Magnifico ULTRA  👑‏ @MagnificoIX 9 Aug 2019
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          That would be a silly argument if true. Bad companies aren’t as profitable even in booms.

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        3. will‏ @WNeilrlw12 9 Aug 2019
          Replying to @MagnificoIX @HeerJeet @TheStalwart

          it's the type of argument you make if you're ideologically committed to viewing any government intervention in the economy as harmful.

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        1. Leah Marcal  🖤‏ @LeahMarcal 9 Aug 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @TheStalwart

          Recessions are a way to punish debtors (poor people who should live within their means) while rewarding savers (rich people). 😉 Oh, sorry that’s the reason to keep interest rates high (and government spending low) during recessions!

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        1. Patrick Michael‏ @mpmarky 9 Aug 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @TheStalwart

          I think Chauncey Gardner was channeling Hayek “In the garden, growth has it seasons. First comes spring and summer, but then we have fall and winter. And then we get spring and summer again.” Or was Hayek copying him?

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        1. LeftWingGuy1066  🐈‏ @LibGuy1066 9 Aug 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @TheStalwart

          Have the recession get worse and worse, bankrupting more and more companies. Now go into a depression and keep going losing more and more companies. At what point are the good companies being lost, or is that ever?

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        1. texas_t‏ @TexasLumpy 9 Aug 2019
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          What about when the gov. Bails out bad firms that would otherwise go out of business.

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        1. David S‏ @David_o_Bedlam 9 Aug 2019
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          Without sufficient safety nets, you get aggrieved people who fall prey to populism, nationalism, racism and fascism. It is a historical cycle we cannot break because we cannot see it properly.

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        2. harpist marxist‏ @joshbuermann 9 Aug 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @TheStalwart

          The corollary to "malinvestment". I presume Austrians who haven't drunk the kool aid presently insist that the billions of dollars poured into Uber and Lyft at tremendous loss are entirely due to low central bank interest rates.

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        3. harpist marxist‏ @joshbuermann 9 Aug 2019
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          Scanning mises dot org recent output suggests they haven't caught on yet.

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