r/MadeMeSmile • u/dittidot • Feb 21 '25

Good Vibes : )

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u/Heres_Waldo3 Feb 21 '25

He wasn’t amazing but I miss him.

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u/LP14255 Feb 21 '25

He was amazing. He pulled the USA out of its worst pandemic ever and accomplished a lot of other very good things.

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u/Stalinov Feb 21 '25

I don't think people know how big the inflation reduction act was for the country, which they won't see the effects until years later.

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u/Shifty269 Feb 21 '25

I also don't think people realize the economic disaster we avoided after covid. People complaining they said the economy was great despite inflation (mainly price gouging) have no clue what we avoided simply by letting the fed do its job, passing much needed legislation that should have been a normal part of maintaining our country for the last couple of decades, and the back door economic stimulus by providing aid to Ukraine.

We were almost back on track. Almost getting back to the progress we saw in the latter half of the 20th century that was derailed by Bush, partisan politics, and the manipulation of the masses through 24 hour for profit news and social media. Almost moving in the right direction again. Now after our step forward we are sprinting backwards. Because people couldn't be bothered to pay a little more attention.