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Bank Bailouts: An Examination of Financial Assistance in the United States and United Kingdom

Are they working? No. UK ECONOMY: We're a bit screwed really! The Pound is dropping like a stone meaning that we have to pay more for imports, which is really scary seeing as we have virtually gotten rid of our entire manufacturing sector. Our economy has shrunk half a percent in the last quarter, and I have not even mentioned the Credit Crunch. Most people in the UK seem to think all that has been going on is not relevant to them. The housing market is in steep decline but something even more frightening is about to happen, and those who are younger are unlikely to remember such an occurrence in their lifetime; forced sales. Now that the economy is contracting unemployment will rise, meaning that more people will be unable to service their mortgages. I dont know about you but when I look at the prices of homes in London for example I was always baffled by how so many people could earn enough to fuel the demand. I suspect many lied in order to get the loans th...

Exploring Inflation, Bubbles, and Tulips: A Review of Crash Course Economics #7

In which Adriene and Jacob teach you about how and why prices rise. Sometimes prices rise as a result of inflation, which is a pretty normal thing for economies to do. We'll talk about how across the board prices rise over time, and how economists track inflation. Bubbles are a pretty normal thing for humans to do. One item, like tulips or beanie babies or houses or tech startups experience a rapid rise in prices. This is often accompanied by speculation, a bunch of outrageous profits, and then a nasty crash when the bubble bursts. People get excited about rising prices, and next thing you know, people are trading their life savings for a tulip bulb. Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at Thanks to the following Patrons for their generous monthly contributions that help keep Crash Course free for everyone forever: Mark , Elliot Beter, Moritz Schmidt, Jeffrey Thompson, Ian Dundore, Jacob Ash, Jessica Wode, Today I Found Out, Christy H...

Act Now: The Banking Crisis Worse Than 2008 Worth Trillions.

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