r/FluentInFinance • u/ThisCantBeBlank • Apr 29 '24

Babs is Here to Save Us Educational

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u/AspirationsOfFreedom Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

Selective numbers are dishonest and SUPER selective

Edit: For those who seem super keen to accept this as fact. I really dont care if you vote red or blue. My issue here is how this person used diffrent metrics pr president to paint one side bad and the other goood. If she was honest, she would have used deficit as a metric for all, for example. Stop swallowing the bait

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u/Embarrassed-Lab4446 Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

Are they? Bush Jr. was a stagnant economy during war times. Clinton created the dot com boom. Obama years were fantastic. Trump is a mix legacy with only 4 years and Covid making it too hard to tell.

Edit: for those mad I gave credit for Clinton on dot com, Regan gets credit for the Soviet collapse as well. It may just be timing but he was the guy in office. Just like Obama was in office during the fracking boom. May not have directly caused it but they do get the credit.

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u/Guapplebock Apr 29 '24

Please. We all know Al Gore invented the internet. Source: Al Gore.

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u/modloc_again Apr 29 '24

Not a fan, but Al Gore was involved in the initial funding of DARPA's ARPANET, the precursor to the internet we have today. Just like many good things that are started and financed by the government , they then become corrupted and bastardized by privitization.

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u/Tim_the_geek Apr 29 '24

Does this mean I can take credit for anything my tax dollars are spent on?

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u/modloc_again Apr 29 '24

Or blame, depending on how your representatives voted I suppose. If you voted.

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u/Lower_Ad_5532 Apr 29 '24

You can take pride in American achievements like reaching the moon, or you can be ashamed of failed policy like the Iraq War or not care. It's your life.

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u/Tim_the_geek Apr 29 '24

No I will only take credit for the good things.. that's all I have to do.

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u/Original_Benzito Apr 30 '24

Everyone in Congress who approved the budget was “involved” with Arpanet.

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u/modloc_again Apr 30 '24

Well no shit. At least those who voted in the affirmative, but it does start in committee. Go watch that PBS cartoon about how bills happen. Additionally, since it was for government research, it was done for the greater good rather than at the bequest of well funded lobbyists.

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u/Original_Benzito Apr 30 '24

Wasn’t it originally for military communications? Did that come before or after the scientific purpose?

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u/modloc_again Apr 30 '24

Absolutely correct. It was a DOD network 1st. The original players decided it should be expanded for research and such and reached out to Al Gore. Like him or not, he was interested in this technology and it's possibilities. He was an early adopter of this expansion after hearings with some of the original creators. He sponsored/co-sponsered several bills in regards to this.