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Who Caused the 2008 Great Recession?

Name: Who Caused the 2008 Great Recession?
Uploaded: 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 5 min 54 s
Description: It was the worst financial disaster since the Great Depression. But what really caused the 2008 crash? Deregulation? Greedy banks? Or something else…

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It was the worst financial disaster since the Great Depression. But what really caused the 2008 crash? Deregulation? Greedy banks? Or something else entirely? PragerU’s Franklin Camargo explains how government mandates and bad incentives created one of the most destructive bubbles in American history.