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TIL JP Morgan bailed out banks in 1907 but a severe recession occured anyway. Nelson Aldrich, a powerful senator with close ties to Morgan, led a mission to Europe in 1908 to study the workings of the central banks in England, France and Germany. The Federal Reserve was created a short time later
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…. And we’ve been slaves ever since.
For a nation famous for its utter inability to deliver healthcare, it’s astonishing that the USA is even worse at delivering a stable banking system.