FISHER INVESTMENTS”
Exhibit 11: Great Depression vs. Today
Category Then Now
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= 8 15 yaa forte ele len | Peal nce rasa 3.7% yar over
about 40% below pre-Depression times. year as of August 2008.
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ttaton Massive dation Modestinion
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scour Rao 9% dicount a8) Se
stortemmnanstRave | 5% rary 1620) 0 day Tl arty a. 72%, 0 of
‘Over 10,000 (~40%) banks failed from
Bank Fares Ones 10.00 16 bark iares fom 2007 resent
oie Noro ding his ood Extabiaedin 188 gly revert arn
Topol rone fam 0% 12916 6%
ccm Tax Rate | Tepito fom 20 ns20}06%46 | pon cant 95%
Counemrodtve ding stn porto :
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Interatonal rade fl 2 from 1029 to _| Many tte ade ageements tn he wor!
1932, Sparked by the Smoot Hawey Tarif | wera Trade Orgarization vs. 23 counties in
rade Policy: ‘Act—tariff wars caused widespread 1947. In recent years, there was a general push to
Caaallyid pced infact cmnonic | 147. vcr, tre was gee
ae ee “Agreement on Tanfis and Trade (GATT).
Regulations | Vtulynorxstot rt 198 —
Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of the Treasury, United States Federal Reserve
Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Bureau of Economie Analysis,
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