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Re:America's 1% Has Taken $50T From the Bottom 90% by 01100011 on Thursday February 11, 2021 @09:46PM (#26110219)
Yes, the period following massive government debt spending during WWII. There are unique economic and demographic factors specific to that era.
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Re:America's 1% Has Taken $50T From the Bottom 90% by fuzzfactor on Sunday February 14, 2021 @12:38AM (#26129982)
The US could not have won the war without the wealth that still remained within the "fully backed" dollar even after all the shenanigans that had been pulled on the general citizens devaluing the dollar up to that point.
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