Warren Buffett Tells Fox Business News That the 2008 Panic Was in Many Ways Worse Than 1929

Much to my surprise Fox Business News approaches Buffett with the angle that the anemic job creation growth since 2009 is related to poor government policy.

Buffett isn't so sure that things have been that bad, noting that in many ways the 2008 panic was actually worse than the horrors of 1929.

Here he is talking to FBN:

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