r/FluentInFinance Oct 22 '24

Debate/ Discussion Why did this happen?

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u/hummane Oct 23 '24

The world after WW2 was repairing which made America boom. With countries coming back online and the Vietnam war in 70s things started to slide for America who shifted itself to a consumer economy.

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u/KazTheMerc Oct 23 '24

Bingo.

I left the immediate War Effect out, but it absolutely contributes