How to Cause a Depression

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In the movie, A Perfect Storm, two storms intersect. Each storm has 30 foot swells, combining to make a 60 foot swell.

There is a similar function in the business cycle, which is greatly aggravated by government intervention.

Suppose the government tries to protect every sector, from agriculture to industry, from free market forces. Corrections and re-deployment of resources are inevitable.

This synchronizes the risks so that all corrections happen simultaneously.

By linking otherwise independent events, government intervention (through price supports, or import tariffs, or any other means) guarantees the economy will collapse like a house of cards.