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ben_wtoday at 2:29 PM1 replyview on HN

What would the US government have realistically been able to know or expect in 1974 with only one major oil shock big enough to warrant the creation of the system?


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lokartoday at 2:37 PM

I think one could have anticipated the temptation to use it to smooth prices in election years.

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