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cdsilv

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9. The 'Y2K' bug fixes that EVERY business had to apply helped fuel the 'tech bubble'....

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Reply #7)

Tue Feb 12, 2013, 04:06 PM

Feb 2013

....having been involved in the efforts, I watched big businesses FORCED to spend lots of $$$$$$$ fixing every computer and application to deal with this problem. The CFO's were not happy, but they spent the money anyway. When the clock ticked over to 1/1/2000 with little or no disruption, lots of jobs went away quickly.

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Apparently, Clinton gets too much credit for good economy of 1990s [View all] Dpm12 Feb 2013 OP

How dare he do that. hrmjustin Feb 2013 #1

Because of NAFTA, my hometown - a factory town - was broken. (nt) w4rma Feb 2013 #2

+1 Populist_Prole Feb 2013 #3

Clinton was fortunate enough to win the Presidency just before the tech bubble took off, amandabeech Feb 2013 #4

Jus think how it could have been madokie Feb 2013 #5

Clinton does get too much credit Spider Jerusalem Feb 2013 #6

haha, we replied at the same time with nearly the same points. Drunken Irishman Feb 2013 #8

Clinton does get too much credit for the economy... Drunken Irishman Feb 2013 #7

The 'Y2K' bug fixes that EVERY business had to apply helped fuel the 'tech bubble'.... cdsilv Feb 2013 #9

It's not helpful to Democrats to push this meme... EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #10

It's even less helpful for Democrats to adopt the policies of the GOP Populist_Prole Feb 2013 #11

Clinton is Dpm12 Feb 2013 #12