Randahl Fink1d ago

A lot can happen in 57 years.

In 1969 the corrupt President Nixon was president, the U.S. could not afford universal healthcare but did find the money to go to the moon while waging a war in Vietnam.

In 2026 the corrupt President Trump is president, the U.S. still cannot afford universal healthcare but does find the money to go to the moon while waging a war in Iran.

Show threadAnders Puck Nielsen1d ago
@randahl In fairness, Nixon actually did wind down the Apollo programs, because he couldn't afford both the Vietnam war and the moon landings. So there has been progress, in that now they can maybe afford both. :-) Universal healthcare is still a long way off, though.
Show threadRandahl Fink1d ago

@anderspuck good point.

Although the national debt has risen by a factor of over 100 since Nixon, so the affordability is questionable.

Show threadchristian mock

@randahl @anderspuck Have you ever managed to run a casino into bankruptcy? If not, you're obviously not qualified to judge financial matters.

/s

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