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Re:The NIH is being slashed and burned, not "reformed" by IAmGraydon on Sunday March 02, 2025 @01:31AM (#43227951)
>Name me 5 executive orders by Trump which, combined, disrupt normal economic affairs by as much as that single one.

By the end of this year, I think you're going to look back on this comment and wonder how you ever typed it. FDR's policies are responsible for literally saving the economy and pulling the US out of the Great Depression.

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Re:The NIH is being slashed and burned, not "reformed" by btilly on Sunday March 02, 2025 @01:42PM (#43233553)
My comment was about the degree of executive power exercised, and not about the wisdom of his actions. Trump has yet to match FDR.

That said, many historians believe that FDR's actions made the Great Depression longer and more severe. Given that most other countries recovered more quickly than the USA, they may have a point. But that is a complex debate. Far simpler is how much executive power FDR wielded.

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