The basic causes of the Great Recession began in the Housing Market and the community banks on Main Street.

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And taking care of those basic needs causes a steep rise in life expectancy.

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The current disruption in basic foods has several causes, but prominent among these is the undermining of the U.S. dollar as a global currency.

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Often the causes of deprivation trace to ignorance or sickness, for example, so those basic voids are best addressed before sustained wealth creation is likely.

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