The performance of the economy was weak before COVID-19, and now it is perilously close to flat-lining.
In particular, business investment is heading towards record low levels as a share of the economy.
In response to the economic contraction of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal and state governments have dramatically expanded the scope and scale of state involvement in the economy.
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