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by 4RealFreedom 531 days ago
"That's higher than any other president by a massive amount" - Any modern president. Abraham Lincoln had a 2859.40% increase. Martin Van Buren had a 1458.32% increase. We've had quite a few over 200%.
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One wonders what was going on during Lincoln's presidency that could have contributed to such a massive increase.
Something about State's rights. It's a mystery.
Lincoln was president during the US Civil War
He was being sarcastic
I was being sarcastic (well, playing the straight man)