On: Global recession fears grow as factory activity shrinks

[dragandj]

If you set up a business, instead of just burning the loan, shouldn't that new business expand the economy just a little?

[JoeSamoa → dragandj]

It should, but there is some predatory spending going on that is actually shrinking the economy because of inequality. How fun is a poker game at the end of the night when one guy has all the chips? Everyone usually goes home or takes on debt to double down in a drunk stupor.