In 236 years of US existence, the US economy has suffered through 50 recessions, making the chances of experiencing an economic upheaval 20% each year. Looked at another way, since 1785, the US has experienced 83 years of recession, i.e., 35% of the time the US economy has been in the doldrums. So, is capitalism really the boon economists seem to think it is?
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