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...what do you think the world is like?
Here's my view of what this alternate universe would've looked like:
1. President Gore didn't ignore warnings about terrorists planning to use airplanes to attack ..... and instead acted on the intelligence and 9/11..... like the New Year's Eve planned attack on LAX in 1999..... was thwarted before it could occur.
2. Because of #1, the war in Iraq never occurred, the tax cuts for the rich never occurred, and subsequently the $1 trillion dollars from the war and billions from tax receipts from the rich were instead used to continue paying down the debt (as we did in the final four years of Clinton's administration) and instead of a $10 trillion debt, we'd be down to about $3 trillion now.
3. Because of #2, the DJIA would've continued its long bull run and been around 15,000-16,000 right now. Maybe near 20,000.
4. President Gore's emphasize on "greening" the US economy would have resulted in in 30% of the cars on the road being electric, and another 30% being hybrid. The "Big Oil" companies would have accelerated their evolution toward other energy forms (by necessity). We'd be well on the way toward reducing the amount of greenhouse gases the world is producing.
5. President Gore's FEMA would've been prepared for reacting to Katrina and instead of 1600+ deaths, there would've been less than 100 in New Orleans. Because of #2, the federal government would've had the funds to repair New Orleans in short order.
6. The 4000+ of America's best and brightest that perished in Iraq would instead be safely working in private industry and raising their families. The tens of thousands of wounded would be productive members of society instead of a financial strain on our health care system..... a health care system that would be covering the 40 million who lack coverage in OUR universe.
7. Incredible advances in science would've occurred because of a partnership with the government instead of a government restricting their research. Countless cures would've been discovered during the past 8 years.
8. The 4th Amendment would still be intact.
9. Because of #1 through #8.... the world would've never heard of Barack Obama, as there would be no need for someone like him to come along. (This is the only downside in this alternate universe).
Please add to the list......
This is what we've all lost because the SCOTUS, 8 years ago today, allowed a coup d'etat to occur in this country.
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