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# TITLE: Will we ever have a serious economic downturn again? [0a3af7943f54a9836c6d11564337fc6f]
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# PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# MODIFICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4
# NUMBER VOTERS: 5
# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 4
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - Final
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - Yes, it is highly likely that we will have another serious economic downturn. The current state of the global economy is volatile. It is difficult to say when this economic downturn will occur and what it will look like. The global economy is so complex and relies on a number of factors such as supply and demand, interest rates, inflation, employment, trade deals, and environmental factors. There are a number of factors that suggest that the global economy is unstable. Inflation is currently rising in many countries. Many Governments are currently experiencing a recession, e.g. United States, Brazil, Australia, UK. Many are currently going through a recession, e.g. United States, Brazil, Australia, UK. Many are currently struggling to balance their budget, e.g. United States, UK. These factors indicate that there are likely to be some future economic hardships for people. It is difficult to say when this downturn will occur and what it will look like. However, it is likely that Governments will be in a better position to deal with this downturn due to the lessons learnt from the last economic downturn.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - Final consensus statement: Yes, we will definitely have another serious economic downturn. The current state of the global economy is volatile. It is difficult to say when this economic downturn will occur and what it will look like. The global economy is so complex and relies on a number of factors such as supply and demand, interest rates, inflation, employment, trade deals, and environmental factors. There are a number of factors that suggest that the global economy is unstable.  Inflation is currently rising in many countries. Many Governments are currently experiencing a recession, e.g. United States, Brazil, Australia, UK. Many are currently struggling to balance their budget, e.g. United States, UK. These factors indicate that there are likely to be some future economic hardships for people.  It is difficult to say when this downturn will occur and what it will look like. However, it is likely that Governments will be in a better position to deal with this downturn due to the lessons learnt from the last economic downturn.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - Yes, we will most likely have another serious economic downturn.  The current state of the global economy is volatile. It is difficult to say when this economic downturn will occur and what it will look like. The global economy is so complex and relies on a number of factors such as supply and demand, interest rates, inflation, employment, trade deals, and environmental factors. There are a number of factors that suggest that the global economy is unstable.  Inflation is currently rising in many countries. Many Governments are currently experiencing a recession, e.g. United States, Brazil, Australia, UK. Many are currently going through a recession, e.g. United States, Brazil, Australia, UK. Many are currently struggling to balance their budget, e.g. United States, UK. These factors indicate that there are likely to be some future economic hardships for people.  It is difficult to say when this downturn will occur and what it will look like. However, it is likely that Governments will be in a better position to deal with this downturn due to the lessons learnt from the last economic downturn. A group of participants was tasked with coming up with a consensus opinion on an important question. Below is presented
2: 2,3,4,1
1: 4,2,3,1
1: 3,4,2,1
1: 2,4,3,1