This is a stable economy, according to the technocrati

Fluctuating government debt levels since Ronald Reagan the Communist took office.

Janet Yellon, Fed banker says:

Since the onset of the recent recession and financial crisis, the federal budget deficit has soared as the weak economy has depressed revenues and pushed up expenditures and as necessary policy actions have been taken to help ease the recession and shore up the financial system.  

The answer is much simpler. The economy has been living off of debt ever since Reagan and the Communist front took over the Republican party. Who am I? I voted Republican in the midterm.