Well, the author disingenuously picked starting points for his charts that just happened to coincide with major economic events like 9/11 and the housing bubble

Well, the author disingenuously picked starting points for his charts that just happened to coincide with major economic events like 9/11 and the housing bubble in order to advance his flawed argument. When he picks charts with starting points of 1960, 2001, and 2006, he does so to fit his argument.