THREAD: America in 2001 vs. 2021:
Big political story August 2001: The debated, but never passed, Patients Bill of Rights
Big political story August 2021: Overhauling the Supreme Court to mandate abortion in Texas
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Big political story August 2001: The debated, but never passed, Patients Bill of Rights
Big political story August 2021: Overhauling the Supreme Court to mandate abortion in Texas
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Since 9/11, the size of govt has more than tripled:
— Nat'l debt in 2001: $5.8 trillion
— Debt in 2021: $28.7 T
— Federal spending in 2000: $1.7 trillion
— Federal spending in 2021: $4.7 trillion
— 2001 budget: $129 billion surplus
— 2021 budget: $3 trillion deficit
— Nat'l debt in 2001: $5.8 trillion
— Debt in 2021: $28.7 T
— Federal spending in 2000: $1.7 trillion
— Federal spending in 2021: $4.7 trillion
— 2001 budget: $129 billion surplus
— 2021 budget: $3 trillion deficit
Inflation —
In 2001, $1 bought .11 grams of gold
In 2021, $1 buys .017 grams of gold
A $1 from 2000 would buy $1.59 today
Health care:
The average monthly cost for single coverage, including both the employer and employee contribution, was $202
Today it’s $495/month
In 2001, $1 bought .11 grams of gold
In 2021, $1 buys .017 grams of gold
A $1 from 2000 would buy $1.59 today
Health care:
The average monthly cost for single coverage, including both the employer and employee contribution, was $202
Today it’s $495/month
Security:
Biggest threat in 2001, per the then-WH: al Qaeda (had recently bombed the USS Cole)
Biggest threat in 2021, per the WH: "right wing domestic terrorists"
Biggest threat in 2001, per the then-WH: al Qaeda (had recently bombed the USS Cole)
Biggest threat in 2021, per the WH: "right wing domestic terrorists"
Airport security:
2001: Quick, uninvasive, and covered by airlines
2021: The TSA, a $9 billion agency — which has yet to thwart a single terror attack — now fines Americans for not wearing masks
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2001: Quick, uninvasive, and covered by airlines
2021: The TSA, a $9 billion agency — which has yet to thwart a single terror attack — now fines Americans for not wearing masks
/fin
Afghanistan:
2001: Taliban in control, al Qaeda given safe haven
2021: Taliban in control, ISIS & al Qaeda given safe haven
U.S. embassy in Kabul abandoned, alongside millions in military materiel
2001: Taliban in control, al Qaeda given safe haven
2021: Taliban in control, ISIS & al Qaeda given safe haven
U.S. embassy in Kabul abandoned, alongside millions in military materiel
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