After 6 Fed rate hikes, the NASDCAQ crash came in March, 2000. Little G. W. was elected in Nov., 2000. The NY Times naturally blamed G Dub for the recession he inherited.
Clinton was good for the economy but a foreign policy disaster. Clinton listened to his opponents on the economy. Mugabe did the economy his way with a number of Marxist policies. Marxism is not conducive to robust economic growth. Trump's first quarter in office saw a 1.6 GDP growth rate.
LOL yeah bought half the house I could afford in 2000 because rates were 8.5 and I knew a recession was coming due to the Fed...knew it was likely a lay-off could occur...it hit but we both skated ...then 911...still ok but clock ran out on me 4-15-2002...yep got laid off on tax day

...no IT jobs in NashVegas...worked retail for a bit until I started my own business...20 years later I am still in the "starter" home...been through 3 recession here...one in my 30s, 40s and now 50s...cant build a nest egg with a lay-off, my wifes 401k taking hits and one crash taking out a $40K+/yr contract with my biggest client. The other 9 contracts that year faded out slowly over several yrs. I let the biz die over time and my last contract ended in 4-2019. I have no desire to continuously hustle for contracts. Then there was the challenges of managing people. It was a small group and I had 2 people die on me. One by an accident ( 35 yrs/old) and the other from cancer (late 50s and her third round) in less than 2 years.
Last yr I ran a non-profit...took 9 moths to figure it out and set it up. It ran for 5 months before covid hit...last event was the SEC tournament.
We worked it the one night and, sold $700 on what should have been a 3K-5K night and raised $240 dollars because of guaranteed minimums. The NPO should have raised 5K or more at that tourney. Beyond my control but as the "CEO" of the non-profit I felt as if I let the group down because I talked up the tourney to the volunteers and everyone was counting on raising the 5K+
Arena shut down the next day and is still not open.
Gloom despair and agony on me... Whoa...if it wernt fur bad luck Id have nun tall
...nah its not been all bad...looks worse in writing but we've put one kid thru private school all 13 yrs and another is in 9th grade and has been there since 5th...not bad for a middle class family...and Mr. Mom with his roller coaster income who has done nada since march.
LOL