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And life SUCKED then. Absolutely no labor rights, food filled with sawdust, income inequality, bank runs constantly, no retirement. The national debt increased
by miltonlost 2y ago
And life SUCKED then. Absolutely no labor rights, food filled with sawdust, income inequality, bank runs constantly, no retirement.
The national debt increased because we increased the amount of the federal government does, it the income tax.
- greatpatton 2y agoNo healthcare, no public research to today's extent, no military etc. etc. Yes when your government is doing nothing normally it doesn't cost that much.
- tanseydavid 2y agoWhen was there no military? When was the US government literally doing nothing?
- wyager 2y ago> And life SUCKED then More than 100% of the net improvement is from tech and medical R&D, not the bloated military-welfare apparatus.
- kristjansson 2y agoWhat created the conditions for that R&D to take place in relative security, and to be realize its return in a global marketplace?
- jepj57 2y agoAnd Silicon Valley was originally majority weapons/ tech r&d for the military. Bletchly Park? Military.