Should governments cut taxes and raise spending to fight a deep recession?

John said in 2009 that government should cut taxes and raise spending in a severe recession, as the stimulus bill does. Hank said in 2025 that the government should probably intervene if the bubble pops.

Axis: governments should spend to fight recessions ... markets should be left to recover

Positions by date: 2 records in 2 videos. One position from each speaker here, so no change can be shown.

John

date	how	position	video
2009-02-15	first on record	John says letting an unregulated free market reset itself in a severe recession is crazy; government should cut taxes and raise spending, as the stimulus bill does.	Stimulus Plan Explained 00:01:19

Hank

date	how	position	video
2025-12-19	first on record	Hank says that if the bubble pops the government should probably intervene, and the oligarchy side of Trump's coalition will want him to stop a crash.	My Big 2026 Prediction is...Not Fun 00:04:23