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A corporate bailout sparked the American Revolution

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In this episode, we explore a corporate bailout sparked the american revolution. If I told you that the Boston Tea Party like the exact event that sparked the American Revolution happened because the British actually lowered the price of tea, would you even believe me? I mean, honestly, it sounds like a misprint in a textbook, right? Totally. Because we were just so used to this this classic narrative. The greedy British monarchs hiked up taxes. The colonists got furious about the cost. And boom, a nation was born. Right. The whole traditional underdog story. Exactly. But the. actual economic reality of 1773 was entirely backward from that myth. Well, welcome to today's Deep Dive. We are so thrilled to have you with us today. Our mission is really tailored specifically for you, the listener, who wants the actual mechanics of history, you know. Yeah, ... 
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