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Warnings of an imminent US recession in 2006 are partisan gloom rather than a real signal about the economy.

Drawn from what Arnold Kling said, then moved away from

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politics How people actually hold political views: tribes, partisanship, and whether anybody reasons their way in.

A private bookmark. Not a position, and never counted.

What Arnold Kling actually said

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  1. Arnold Kling · held 2 years

    Economist, formerly of the Federal Reserve Board and…

    I will add that I was definitely not expecting Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to have ventured so far away from the idea of investment-quality mortgages that they had enough exposure in subprime loans to wipe out their capital.

    Did I fail to foresee the financial crisis? Absolutely.

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