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Kevin Hassett -- "We should all pray that we are living through a panic. It is far scarier if markets aren't panicked, but rather are functioning well and properly discounting the probability that the economy will be horrific.

Why might markets be right? A look at the academic literature on the causes of the Great Depression suggests a simple answer: If Democrats actually adopt the policies they have advocated on the campaign trail, they will be repeating with eerie precision the mistakes made by both parties that gave us the Depression."