tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976325197310516149.post6618351170495113569..comments2023-09-01T08:17:32.457-05:00Comments on The Born Again Debtor: The 1930's Fiscal CliffLuke The Debtorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527422933669490001noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976325197310516149.post-52323536726529562012012-12-02T17:13:43.377-06:002012-12-02T17:13:43.377-06:00The postwar was a curious period. We'd had a L...The postwar was a curious period. We'd had a LOT of managerial and technological advancement, 1940-45, and millions of Americans got pretty good OJT in many areas (albeit maybe a million didn't benefit from the war at all due to being killed, maimed, or mentally traumatized).<br /><br />And a LOT of deferred demand, due to wartime rationing and the preceding 10 years of suckiness.<br /><br />And a LOT of "savings", due to said rationing and other wartime price controls.<br /><br />Population was 140M, less than half of now, showing we still had room to grow, compared to now at least.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01790651834072244187noreply@blogger.com