Speaking of the government, my trust in them has actually diminished. Especially when it comes to politics, in my opinion they are nothing more than a group of people who are hungry for power, although I also do not deny that there are also those who are very concerned about national interests.
A recession is already happening, it's just that it may not seem real. For some people say the recession is already happening because they got the initial effects of the beginning of a bigger recession. But some people who haven't felt the impact will say it hasn't happened yet. Ready or not, like it or not, we have to prepare everything when the recession really happens.
Only on some governments maybe but there are some governments too which are honest. Sometimes it's also our fault on why we have a dishonest government because we didn't vote wisely. Meanwhile, I think the recession have already started because I too can feel its effects and even if the government lies about this, its effects will still arise later on and the public will smell it but maybe you are right that we are only at the early stage of a recession and the situation can get more worse later on so better be prepare for it.
There are practices which are laid out on public that we can follow in order for us to lessen its effects if we can not totally dodge it.