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17. It is an irony that more than a few of today's billionaires advanced to that status under Democratic Presidents

Reply to MadameButterfly (Reply #12)

Sun Jun 21, 2026, 04:58 AM

13 hrs ago

Unless you are in the weapons business, the economies of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama were very favorable to economic growth.

I first heard this while Bill Clinton was president, but I still think it's true: if you want to live like a Republican, vote for a Democrat.

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