"The economy is not a machine. It’s more like an ecosystem, far too complex for any central planner to “fix” — or even understand."
-Max Borders

Depression-mania

"Well, I'm sure they love calling it a Depression in Washington.
Though much of the country suffered during the Depression, for Washington, it was a time when complaints about taxes and regulation were discredited, other power centers were economically crippled, and legislators and executive officials ruled supreme. So I would expect that usage to thrive in Washington."
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