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The "Financial Coup" That Seized America

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Peter St Onge
Sep 27, 2024
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In the wake of the 2008 Financial Crisis, former chief economist of the IMF Simon Johnson warned that the same dysfunctional policies he saw in his basketcase banana republics had taken hold in the United States.

Johnson warned that if America didn't act fast, we would plunge into a "Quiet Coup" as the American financial system effectively captures the g…

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