· Updated January 16, 2025 12:06 AM · 3 min read read
All good things in our uber-democratic county get overexposed, oversold and corrupted. Take the wonderful idea that everyone should own their own home. Lending regs and credit standards are lowered. Everyone piles in the housing market. The bubble forms and the recession follows.
Or take the classic gin martini straight up with two olives. It becomes popular again and then the faux martinis roll in. Vodka? Weird flavorings. Cranberry? Lime? Rum martinis with pineapple!
All good things in our uber-democratic county get overexposed, oversold and corrupted. Take the wonderful idea that everyone should own their own home. Lending regs and credit standards are lowered. Everyone piles in the housing market. The bubble forms and the recession follows.
Or take the classic gin martini straight up with two olives. It becomes popular again and then the faux martinis roll in. Vodka? Weird flavorings. Cranberry? Lime? Rum martinis with pineapple!…
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