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1. Dr. Doom is a joke. Predicting the big one is what he does.

Fri Oct 12, 2018, 09:00 PM

Oct 2018

For a very good look at who "saw it coming" read "The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine" by Michael Lewis.

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124698825

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Roubini Warns of 'Perfect Storm' for U.S. Economy in 2020 [View all] Quixote1818 Oct 2018 OP

Dr. Doom is a joke. Predicting the big one is what he does. mobeau69 Oct 2018 #1

And that makes him a joke? Perseus Oct 2018 #3

He's always on record predicting a crash. mobeau69 Oct 2018 #4

Maybe because crashes keep coming? Quixote1818 Oct 2018 #6

60% of economists are predicting a recession by 2020 Quixote1818 Oct 2018 #9

Other people following this also claim we're due for several yrs. appalachiablue Oct 2018 #2

Great...2020 Dopers_Greed Oct 2018 #5

Exactly! dhol82 Oct 2018 #8