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The week's question
In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: LurkerMom   😊 😞
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Subject: Remember When Bill Clinton Said..
Date: 02/15/25 9:45 PM
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X (Twitter): Pat Harrigan on X: "Our Democrat colleagues seem to have a short memory. Here’s a 40 minute reminder of their double standards." / X

“EXCLUSIVE: A 40-minute compilation of President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore cutting the federal workforce, eliminating agencies, slashing wasteful spending and regulations, and reducing the deficit.

You know, like Trump, Musk, and DOGE.

🔹 In his first weeks, Clinton ordered a 100,000-job reduction in government.
🔹 Over eight years, he cut 380,000 federal jobs—a 16% decrease.
🔹 This was largely driven by the Reinventing Government Initiative (RIGO), spearheaded by Gore to streamline operations and reduce bureaucracy.
🔹 The result? The deficit was erased, and the U.S. ran a budget surplus for the first time in decades.

Today, annual interest payments on the national debt have doubled in four years, reaching $1.17 trillion—now exceeding the entire U.S. defense budget.

America is $36 trillion in debt.

History proves it can be done. The real question: Will D.C. Democrats and activists judges get out of the way so @realDonaldTrump, @elonmusk, and @DOGE can do it again?”
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