Raymond Dalio, billionaire hedge fund manager and founder of Bridgewater Associates, predicts that the U.S. economy is two years away from a recession. Dalio believes that the recession will closely resemble that of the 1930’s, as the downturn will see a significant weakening of the U.S. Dollar. Dalio believes that as the impact of the positive effects of the tax-cut driven stimulus begins to wither, demand for U.S. Debt would fail to maintain a steady pace with the nations borrowing needs, resulting in a 30% fall in the value of the U.S. Dollar.