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FIAT [The FIAT Thread] The Joint Committee on FIAT Discussion Session. - 14 September 2021

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r/badeconomics • u/Globalist-Shill • 2d ago

No, the sky isn't falling as a result of household debt.

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FIAT [The FIAT Thread] The Joint Committee on FIAT Discussion Session. - 11 September 2021

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FIAT [The FIAT Thread] The Joint Committee on FIAT Discussion Session. - 09 September 2021

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FIAT [The FIAT Thread] The Joint Committee on FIAT Discussion Session. - 03 September 2021

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Who is the wealthiest generation anyways? How big is the millennial wealth gap compared to Gen X at the same age?

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FIAT [The FIAT Thread] The Joint Committee on FIAT Discussion Session. - 31 August 2021

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FIAT [The FIAT Thread] The Joint Committee on FIAT Discussion Session. - 28 August 2021

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FIAT [The FIAT Thread] The Joint Committee on FIAT Discussion Session. - 20 August 2021

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r/badeconomics • u/canufeelthebleech • 27d ago

No, the war on terror will not cost $6.4 trillion

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FIAT [The FIAT Thread] The Joint Committee on FIAT Discussion Session. - 17 August 2021

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r/badeconomics • u/AutoModerator • Aug 14 '21

FIAT [The FIAT Thread] The Joint Committee on FIAT Discussion Session. - 14 August 2021

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r/badeconomics • u/gorbachev • Aug 11 '21

Announcement The Joint Committee on Finance, Infrastructure, Academia, and Technology (FIAT) is Now in Session

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r/badeconomics • u/AutoModerator • Aug 11 '21

FIAT [The FIAT Thread] The Joint Committee on FIAT Discussion Session. - 11 August 2021

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r/badeconomics • u/AutoModerator • Aug 10 '21

Byrd Rule [The Byrd Rule Thread] Come shoot the shit and discuss the bad economics. - 10 August 2021

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r/badeconomics • u/AutoModerator • Aug 07 '21

Byrd Rule [The Byrd Rule Thread] Come shoot the shit and discuss the bad economics. - 07 August 2021

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r/badeconomics • u/Patch99000 • Aug 04 '21

Anonymous, uncredentialed Reddit user believes he knows something about the economy that the Federal Reserve and general macroeconomic community does not, and is awarded gold for his analysis. Courtesy of r/Economics.

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r/badeconomics • u/AutoModerator • Aug 04 '21

Byrd Rule [The Byrd Rule Thread] Come shoot the shit and discuss the bad economics. - 04 August 2021

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r/badeconomics • u/AutoModerator • Aug 04 '21

The Senate [The Senate Thread] - Come drink chocolate milk and discuss very important topics with the subreddit elite - 04 August 2021

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r/badeconomics • u/AutoModerator • Aug 01 '21

Byrd Rule [The Byrd Rule Thread] Come shoot the shit and discuss the bad economics. - 01 August 2021

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r/badeconomics • u/pdbh32 • Jul 29 '21

A Novel Critique of Piketty's Net Ratios in Capital in the 21st Century

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r/badeconomics • u/AutoModerator • Jul 30 '21

Byrd Rule [The Byrd Rule Thread] Come shoot the shit and discuss the bad economics. - 30 July 2021

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Byrd Rule [The Byrd Rule Thread] Come shoot the shit and discuss the bad economics. - 27 July 2021

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