> true but things still weren't that bad for the average worker before 2007 you are correct. the pre 2007-2008 bubble was created by alan greenspan lowering interest rates to zero following the dotcom crash of 2000. the post 2008 crash was dealt with via massive us government bailouts and "quantitative easing" from the federal reserve. blackrock, vanguard, etc weere the federal reserve's chosen hedge funds used to buy (pump up) the stock market. larry fink was getting negative interest rate money to buy up the distressed housing market to keep the house prices high enough to prevent the banks from becoming insolvent. blackrock was getting money at 0.15% while the inflation rate was between 0.5% and 2%. blackrock was effectively paid by the federal reserve to buy up all the available housing to keep property prices high.
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