Made For Facts.
Frankly, we're all in a full tailspin. Nobody ever really looks at the facts, and instead just runs with whatever is said by candidates that hand out good feelings or sound inspirational. Consider this my contribution to some clarity in the chaos. Please choose facts over fiction.
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Sources:
bea.gov, census.gov (historical statistics of the united states, colonial times to 1970, historical reported voting rates), bls.gov (inflation calculator, cpi records), archives.gov (federal register, electoral college), treasurydirect.gov (all dollars 1984 dollars except where otherwise specified)
see the original poster