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All political factions are guilty of this. Patriot Act, Inflation Reduction Act, Affordable Care Act, etc.


Eh, the ACA is the only reason I have "affordable" insurance. In the end it might have been more accurate to say, "Marginally Less of a Rip-Off Care Act."


USA PATRIOT Act was an acronym, actual name was Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.


You think they came up with the long name and THEN were astonished to discover that it spells "PATRIOT"?


Yep. That's for sure a revisionist definition.

See also: "Digital Versatile Disc"




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