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drstewarttoday at 11:14 AM2 repliesview on HN

Deregulation and union busting greatly expanded in the 80s leading to the high point of the country in the 90s as well.


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nroetstoday at 12:41 PM

And my theory is that the US only looked good because there were no competitors: Break up of the Soviet Union left the constituents without economies of scale. Similarly European markets were still desperately fragmented. China was growing, but from a low base.

So capital flooded to the US.

So we all have our own theories.

The real question remains "What's best for America right now ?"

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jamespotoday at 11:47 AM

1% says what?

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