Why are we always unprepared for recessions?

When the economy sputters, stimulus should kick in automatically

Snow in England

I lived in the UK for five years. Every winter, this would happen at least once: some snow would fall from the sky and the country would spiral into a panic. It was if they’d never seen it before. If more than an inch accumulated on the ground, trains would derail. Roads would become impassable as drivers plowed into each other. Schools w…