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> The US economy still hasn't "rebounded" from the effects of the 2008 recession

This is a true statement lost on many people who don't remember. The chickens coming home to roost are not from the actions taken during COVID but from the 2008/9 bailout. That's when the whole ZIRP regime started and ran for over a decade. COVID added fuel to that fire but, really, the 2008/9 bailout "kick the can down the road" policy is to blame. We're back to the can and out of road to kick it down.




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