Bad habits are easy and sometimes fun to start, but very hard to quit the “reversal” transition. Simple as 2 + 2=4.
Whoever was doing well with the old system before 2009, one by one will not do so well. Whoever was doing poorly with the old worn out system will gradually do better.
Bernie Madoff, democrats, borrowers and spenders, MS 13, retailors, federal employees etc etc were doing well before 2008 meltdown. Producers and manufacturers etc were doing bad before 2008.