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On the recordSeptember 24, 2019
There is frankly no way to describe or fully capture the deep, sinking feeling of being told that the greatest economy in the world is days away from a collapse, dragging the rest of the world with us.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Describing the emotional impact of the 2008 financial crisis.

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