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		<title>From Las Vegas: boom, bubble, bust&#8211;250 years of American history in just three words (Part 4)</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[With this record, how can the near future be any different?]]></description>
		
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		<title>From Las Vegas, thoughts on the pandemic recession and the election</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Economic downturns last on average 20 months, which would be well past the 2020 presidential election]]></description>
		
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		<title>Coronavirus crisis suggests Las Vegas economy remains a one-trick pony</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Since the Great Recession, there hasn't been much diversification away from "sin stuff"]]></description>
		
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