In 1929, the government did nothing and the fall led to the Great Depression; whereas today, it has moved over one trillion dollars (i.e., $1,000,000,000,000.00) in place to cushion the fall, hoping to stave off an even greater depression.
But don’t worry, many of the erstwhile masters of the universe are so disoriented by the sudden loss of their ill-gotten wealth that, when they jump, they’ll miss that big cushion and land right on the pavement….
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