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The overal thesis of this book is that the US uniquely evolves through economic and institutional cycles over time.
The first 3rd of the book explains why the US uniquely evolves this way.
He argues that it's because the US was built from the ground up and didnt evolve over time like other countries. Its more of a statement rather than an argument. I'm unconvinced of this so far.
— Dec 11, 2025 07:40PM
The first 3rd of the book explains why the US uniquely evolves this way.
He argues that it's because the US was built from the ground up and didnt evolve over time like other countries. Its more of a statement rather than an argument. I'm unconvinced of this so far.
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The author tries to argue technocrats are the cause for a lit of economic problems in the US. He makes no mention of billionaires and the wealthy.
Yeah man for sure its the civil servant doing their job that's screwing you over not billionaires paying you $7.25/h.
— Dec 14, 2025 05:02AM
Yeah man for sure its the civil servant doing their job that's screwing you over not billionaires paying you $7.25/h.
