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It’s going to have severe consequences somewhere down the line as I don’t believe anything nearing the magnitude and density of the coming bankruptcies has ever occurred. That being said I agree it’s meant to be this way, and I will always prioritize RESPONSIBLE business trying to restructure and preserve jobs over landholders who basically do very little work while extractIng as much rent out of their tennants as they possibly can without them leaving.

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Ever? 1929, maybe? Crash of 1879?

Or am I being uncharitable, and you mean recently?

There was a lot more regional and even local independence in the economy when these happened. Vastly more people still worked in agriculture, and economies produced far more of what they needed within much more limited areas. 1929 was bad, but the economy then had more of a "node" structure. Today, it is more of a "web", and tugging hard anywhere stands a good chance of pulling the whole thing apart.

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