[the invisib1e hand]

One note: no historical analysis can take into account the wealth generating capability (and therefore the "bounceback" capability) of the free market mechanism, specifically the US free market. That will work substantially in favor of recovery.

Of course anyone paying attention expects the free market to be substantially hampered by abuses coming from the new administration, but those will pass eventually.

[RipSawyer]

The “free market” has not actually existed for a long time, plans being made now will make it very unlikely that a free market will exist for the remainder of my life (I am 64).

[spetznaz]

Any abuses done by the incoming administration will simply be a continuation of the abuses done by the current one.

[AndyJackson]

Of course anyone paying attention expects the free market to be substantially hampered by abuses coming from the new administration

The biggest problem will be ending the abuses of the free market by those free market operators who got us into this mess in the first place. We have an enormous debt and banking problem to work through.

What fraction of the goods and services that you pay for are goods and services that you would willingly choose to pay for. Things you want are housing, food, shelter, transportation, entertainment, real medical care, etc. Things you don't want are bureaucrats, lawyers, and bankers skimming off the top for no value added. I suggest that WAY too much output of production are wasted by this latter class of folks.