How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes

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wearing, you can see clearly that our nation is confronting 
serious problems that we are currently making worse, not 
better. The good news is that if we allow ourselves some 
clarity, then we can at least make an attempt to solve the 
problems.
And while the subject matter is deadly serious, we approached 
the project with the kind of humor that is absolutely vital in 
times of stress—just as Irwin would have wanted it. 
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nce upon a time there were three men—Able, 
Baker, and Charlie—who lived alone on an island. 
Far from a tropical paradise, the island was a rough 
place with no luxuries. In particular, food options 
were extremely limited. The menu consisted of just 
one item: fi sh. 
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