The great depression did last forever, no thanks to Roosevelt.

Apr 3, 2020
9:22:54pm

Adrielle Lone Biker of the Apocalypse

It still irks me that I was taught in school that Roosevelt was the great Savior of the country, when his policies lengthened the depression by 8 years

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Adrielle

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My grandma lived through the last major pandemic.

JohnnyComeLately Bring back NHL category

4/3/20 7:28pm

The pandemic is only as bad as we choose to make it for 98% of the population

ABCoug

4/3/20 7:35pm

Is there one country that you see on a good trajectory without control of the

coug almighty

4/3/20 7:41pm

Define good trajectory.

Harbinger

4/3/20 7:45pm

Not staring economic ruin and pestilence right in the face. Taiwan and Japan

coug almighty

4/3/20 8:03pm

Well one of those we can control the other we can't really.

Harbinger

4/3/20 8:21pm

We can't control the virus but we can control consumer and discretionary

coug almighty

4/3/20 8:27pm

Yep.

Harbinger

4/3/20 8:28pm

I'll bet Sweden folds by tax day. I agree some balance has to be struck, but to

coug almighty

4/3/20 8:37pm

Oh it's definitely not a switch to be turned off and on. The economy is being

Harbinger

4/3/20 8:43pm

Yeah maybe states with significant outbreaks will fair better in the long run.

coug almighty

4/3/20 8:57pm

Only 31% of Swedes are scared of contracting the virus, that alone is good thing

ABCoug

4/3/20 7:59pm

If Sweden sticks to its course it will be a useful benchmark in the whole thing.

coug almighty

4/3/20 8:05pm

I have a 102yo grandmother

CBaass

4/3/20 7:42pm

You know, ever since my wife’s grandma died from the virus it’s been nice to see how her immediate family have come

JohnnyComeLately

4/3/20 8:02pm

Yes. Like most fears, our fear of risk is worse than the actual risk.

Harbinger

4/3/20 7:43pm

I'm on the phone right now with my mom who says this is much worse than polio.

Belboz

4/3/20 7:45pm

The likelihood of another Great Depression is miniscule, IMO. There will be a

chilango

4/3/20 8:16pm

My great great grandfather died during the Spanish flu when my great grandfather was only 2 years old. I didn’t know

Nuke

4/3/20 8:20pm

The great depression did last forever, no thanks to Roosevelt.

Adrielle

4/3/20 9:22pm

The worst of it was before he became president, even though I agree that his

chilango

4/3/20 9:41pm

My great grandpa died of the Spanish Flu when he was in his early 30s

cougarBee

4/3/20 9:46pm

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