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Moved away from 1929 straight to 2008.


> Between 1929 and 1932, worldwide gross domestic product (GDP) fell by an estimated 15%. By comparison, worldwide GDP fell by less than 1% from 2008 to 2009 during the Great Recession.

> The Great Depression/Peak global unemploy­ment 24.9% 1933

> Great Recession/Peak global unemploy­ment 10% Oct 2009

Not even closely comparable, thank you for nominating cases as to why the new model is superior.




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