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0 pointsfalcolas4y ago0 comments

I don't know, why would workers whose compensation has been effectively cut be mad at some billionaire who did it to make more billions?

This isn't just about countries as an abstract. It's about the people and the impact on them.

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unmole4y ago

> whose compensation has been effectively cut

Black Wednesday happened in 1992. In 1991 inflation in the UK was 7.46%, in 1992 it dropped to 4.59% and in 1993 to 2.56%. So, who was really responsible for reducing the purchasing power of British workers? Soros or the BoE?

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