Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 36 Subodh Kumar 33 self fulfilling prophecy 33 vicious cycle 32 Erich Merkle 32 stabilizes 31 deflationary spiral 31 vicious circle 30 begets 29 Rebecca Lindland 29 herd mentality 29 greed 29 irrational 27 deflationary 26 self perpetuating 26 feedback loop 26 virtuous cycle 26 hopelessness 26 hurts 25 speculative bubble 25 depresses 25 moral hazard 24 perpetuates 24 uncontrollable 24 destabilizes 23 lagging indicator 23 root causes 23 erodes 23 perverse incentives 23 joblessness 23 zero sum 23 stagnates 22 aggravates 22 exacerbates 22 exacerbating 22 despair 22 upward spiral 22 David Resler 22 powerlessness 22 paralysis 22 downward spiral 21 overproduction 21 rut 21 counterproductive 21 self destructive 21 instability 21 can't 21 unsustainable 20 downward pressure 20 snowball effect 20 mob mentality 20 aggravate 20 worsen 20 escalate 20 inertia 20 Grabowski 20 beget 20 instabilities 19 worsens 19 spiral 19 addiction 19 delusion 19 exacerbate 19 partisan gridlock 19 adrenaline 19 starves 19 Islamist militancy 19 Oftentimes 18 counter productive 18 unrealistic expectations 18 Scioscia 18 you're 18 groupthink 18 destabilized 18 double edged sword 18 dependency 18 cascading effect 18 mindfulness 18 virtuous circle 18 destabilizing 18 Gartenberg 18 dysfunction 18 uncontrolled 17 fear 17 selfishness 17 mutually reinforcing 17 unstable 17 inequality 17 impoverishment 17 perpetuate 17 Billick 17 Left untreated 17 quagmire 17 immorality 17 bureaucratic nightmare 17 stagnation 17 abyss 17 ruinous 17 underdevelopment 16 stasis 16 wildlands 16 Pirone