The Tea Party was born out of the disgust many Americans felt early in the financial crisis upon learning that the federal government was even contemplating reducing the principal on some troubled mortgages.

D. S. His surname of "Zandi" comes from the Zand dynasty (formally known as the Zandieh dynasty) which ruled southern and south-central Iran (1750–1794) in the eighteenth century.

Prior to founding Economy. He attended Upper Merion High School where he earned his diploma.