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50% Unemployment, 90% Stock Drop, 100% Inflation From 2013
Aftershock Author: 'The Data Is Clear, 50 Percent Unemployment, a 90 Percent Stock Market Drop' Starting 2013
Robert Wiedemer, promoting his best-seller, put three round numbers on the coming collapse and a start date of 2013. The Dow rose 26.5% that year.
What was said
“The data is clear, 50 percent unemployment, a 90 percent stock market drop, and 100 percent annual inflation… starting in 2013.”
— Robert Wiedemer (economist; co-author, Aftershock) · said 2013 · due Starting in 2013
2013 started without any of the three. The Dow finished the year at a record 16,576.66, up 26.5%.
The fine print
Said in a 2013 interview promoting Aftershock, as quoted by Ben Carlson. Carlson's response: 'So, is it time to prepare for bread lines, massive unemployment and a financial crash?'
Sources
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