Give me one example where America has learned from its mistakes and used that towards

[thekinggovernor]

the greater good

 

[Lukkie]

panic of 1907 -> federal reserve system

 

[thejacko5]

hiroshima + nagasaki

 

[DryAndHigh]

assassinating Lincoln


I'm doing this right... right?

 

[asdfska]

[No message]

 

[TheRemains]

Korean War -> Vietnam War

 

[Shuffles]

The recent financial reform bill... per seventh circle's standards anyway.

 

[forgotmyname]

No need to blame this country. History repeats itself, EVERYWHERE.

 

[Desert Eagle]

Electing an unqualified President such as Bush then not repeating the same mistake by electing Obama.

Oh wait, you said learned from its mistakes. Never mind.

 

[red]

stagflation of the 1970's -> understanding how to control inflation

 

[Ozmar]

By printing out more worthless money not backed up by a precious metal.

 

[red]

Nah, that's what got us into the stagflation mess. The way to control inflation is just to borrow lots of money but not pay it back.

 

[Ozmar]

hehe, and sell the Chinese Federal Reserve Bonds that they can never cash in, because our economies are so intertwined that if they did that, we wouldn't be able to buy their goods, and they would go bankrupt too.

 

[Ozmar]

Reelecting Bush.

Wait, where's "A presidential handbook: qualifications"?

 

[red]

Treasury bonds. And treasury bonds have a fixed maturity, they can't just demand that we pay up.

 

[spagina]

Prohibition.

 

[crucial_fiction]

HEALTHCARE REFORM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Dylith]

This made me think of the war of drugs.

 

[spagina]

Made me think of the 1986 assault weapons ban

 

[AmosBanks]

Reagan shot ==> No President enters or exits a building without it being fully enclosed. Garage, underground or they just throw up tarps.