51 sats \ 3 replies \ @siggy47 OP 19 Aug \ parent \ on: Remembering Nixon’s Wage and Price Controls econ
I'll never forget the fall of 2008, watching the president from the supposed free market party socialize our economy in the span of a few weeks.
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74 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 19 Aug
They werent the only people to panic, though. Everyone was busy unloading everything they could.
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63 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 19 Aug
Any wonder why the Tea Party formed after 2008 financial crisis? Why populism became popular after 2009?
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @nichro 19 Aug
Tea Party on the right Occupy Wall Street on the left
Edit: and Bitcoin quietly gestating outside it all. How could I forget.
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