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Originally Posted by Fishpart
In addition the consumer electronics that helped fuel the economy for so many years during the 90's are a direct result of REGAN DEFENSE RESEARCH. Next time you make a call on your cell and find your way with GPS thank President Regan. Unfortunately the results of economic policies often take years to be felt, so the people who put them in place typically don't get the credit.
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Both the cell phone
"1977 - Cell phones go public. Public cell phone testing began. The city of Chicago was where the first trials began with 2000 customers, and eventually other cell phone trials appeared in the Washington D.C. and Baltimore area. Japan began testing cellular phone service in 1979."
and GPS
"1978 - the first experimental Block-I GPS satellite was launched."
came about in the late 70's....pre-Reagan
Reagan can get some credit on the GPS because he is the one that allowed it to go public. (Nothing to do with Research)
so with the "Trickle down" logic shouldn't we be giving Carter the Credit
( and I personally thought Carter was a tool)
And I liked Reagan, I was in the Military for the majority of his presidency and he was pumping money into the military. But saying that we should thank Reagan everytime we make a cell phone call is like saying I should thank Al Gore everytime I post here.