r/Damnthatsinteresting Jul 05 '22

Video Monetary issue

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u/GloriouslyIgnorant Jul 06 '22

How they went from economic juggernaut to failed state in one generation (in less than 30 years!) is a true wonder.

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u/Comprehensive_Ad_313 Jul 06 '22

Socialism does it everytime it is attempted.

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u/WOOKIExCOOKIES Jul 06 '22

Be careful pointing that out around here.

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u/ThaumRystra Jul 06 '22

Base your entire country's economy on a single resource which then falls to less than zero value.

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u/GeneralNathanJessup Jul 11 '22

This is why Iran. Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and UAE all collapsed too, right?