Keynesian Economics and Recession Counter-Measures

It is probably a bit more complex than that. However, I do think that we are heading in the wrong direction.If I go by what I have heard on economic analyses over several decades, there are two things that cause problems for the economy:

1. too much consumer spending - consumers ought to save more;
2. too much consumer saving - consumers ought to spend more.

I sometimes wonder whether there is even more double talk and self contradiction in economics than there is in biblical literalism.

Perhaps people want to avoid violating rule 10