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Talk:Panic of 1792

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Revision as of 21:02, 9 January 2011 by Pestergaines (talk | contribs) (Edit: the resource says Hamilton with the Bank of US popped the bubble pretty directly.)

Needs better sources...

This article badly needs better sources. The ones that are there are difficult to judge as to their authority; they also seem to tell very different stories. The one from Thomas Fleming unintentionally makes Hamilton the originator of the whole panic, as he reportedly leaked the plans to pass a law that would make the scheme profitable. Other sources, like this mention, that it was the first Bank of the United States, that ignited and popped the bubble; the 'Sylla' resource confirms this as well.

That makes Hamilton's saviour role a bit more untrustworthy, to say the least. :) Pestergaines 15:02, 9 January 2011 (CST)