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MrEZW t1_is8euaa wrote

2008-2016 shows a dip below the mean, those are also the years Obama was president.

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Sup3rmurs3 t1_isay6pw wrote

Biden came in 2020 though...

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Procrasturbating t1_isd3wcw wrote

Domestic abuse was through the roof during lockdown. People went legitimately crazy the world over. Isolation, paranoia, job losses.. hard to put that on Biden. The next year or two will be more accurate in reflecting policy changes.

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Sup3rmurs3 t1_ise3j54 wrote

That was a concern among Republicans from the start. The solution shouldn't be worse than the problem.

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Procrasturbating t1_isfkg3b wrote

If the numbers are to be believed many more lives were saved by those actions. Even more could have been if we had acted sooner. They preferred mass death of the elderly and middle-aged over personal sacrifice IMHO. I think that makes them weak willed and weak minded. Those are the ones that knew what was up. I can forgive the ones that were manipulated into believing that there was nothing we could do or that it was overblown. They don't question what they are told by their guys and are generally kinda just trying to live life.

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Himbo69r t1_isgz1ao wrote

The companies lobbied to delay because more time working and out and about nets them more money

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Procrasturbating t1_ishba3f wrote

Yeah, they are among the ones that chose profit over people. Government is supposed to regulate business for a reason and not the other way around. PURE capitalism without healthy government regulation is evil. Regulatory capture is basically the same thing with extra steps.

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Kayaker2005 t1_is8lurz wrote

Obama was President from 2009-2017.

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MrEZW t1_is8u1tc wrote

His presidency pretty much ended OCT 2016. Thats when turnover starts with the next president.

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Kayaker2005 t1_is8w7x4 wrote

The election is in November, how could the turnover happen before that?

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MrEZW t1_is8wtg6 wrote

November whatever, turnover doesn't happen in a day it takes months.

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Aeroswoot t1_isc6qz6 wrote

He begins to have less power in making long-term plans, as the administration gets their affairs in order for the new president to come in efficiently.

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