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More Political Deja vu
Significant factors in the political landscape of the US from 1980 – 1992 included the demise of the Federal Savings and Loan division of banking, a stagnant US economy, record unemployment levels and a Republican domination of both chambers of the US Congress. Sound familiar?

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