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> The US boomed for 150 years before there was a social safety net. The social safety net was a continent's worth of land to settle and develop.
by no_exit 2y ago
> The US boomed for 150 years before there was a social safety net.
The social safety net was a continent's worth of land to settle and develop.
- WalterBright 2y agoI suggest reading up on the hardships the settlers had. Their death rate was pretty high. Tens of thousands died on the Oregon Trail.