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Ep 210 - Hoover Damn America w/ Malcolm Harris

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The Rise of the Wonder-Kind Mine Analyst

In World War I, Herbert Hoover helps funnel Americans out of Europe onto ships and back home. He gets credit for being like a talented businessman who's able to do this accomplished and philanthropist. But what he really does the way they do it is set up a credit ratings bureau in London for people who were trying to escape the continent. They decide people credit ratings based on how much money they seem to have. And if you weren't, then they would call and you'd have to have some relative like wire the money directly into their accounts in America.

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