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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 04:33 PM Original message |
Poll question: What caused "The Great Slump" |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. The failure of political leadership. |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 04:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I've change the poll to add that. |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 06:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
26. Thanks. We DUers are just one big happy family. |
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Yael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
3. It was Laizze Faire policies allowing for unchecked predatory practices |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 04:56 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. poll modified |
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Fierce (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 05:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Laissez-faire. |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 05:04 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Doesn't "Laizze Faire policies allowing for unchecked predatory practices" work? |
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Fierce (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 05:06 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I keeping thinking it says |
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Yael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 05:08 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. LOL!! |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 05:17 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. Maybe that was a factor? |
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Yael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 05:07 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. My bad on the spelling! |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 05:12 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I've corrected your abhorrent spelling taking none of the blame myself. |
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Yael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 06:08 PM Response to Reply #13 |
24. I am forever in your debt |
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PDenton (513 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 05:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. In the 20's there was a huge real estate bubble |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 05:19 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. How widespread was that? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
5. It was "trickle down" thinking - the faux notion that more money to the wealthy would help. |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 05:03 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Is there a "proper" medium level according to the chart? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 05:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Not in and of itself. Consider ... |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 05:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
22. It should be noted that I've essentially paraphrased Keyesian economics ... |
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PDenton (513 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
14. Irrational expectations? |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 05:15 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. From a personal level this would have been viewed just as "How to Survive"? |
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PDenton (513 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 05:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. of course the corollary |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 05:23 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I guess in this case political leadership becomes an indespensible commidity in tough times? |
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PDenton (513 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 05:33 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. From a Keynsian perspective the war stimulated the economy |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
21. The income gap between rich and poor grew so much over the 20s that... |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-22-07 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
25. Too much Vodka? |
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