Harry S. Truman’s parents are the epitome of two grown ass adults who can’t be mature. They couldn’t agree on what to name him as tribute to relatives whose names both started with the letter “S” so they settled on the letter itself. Creative fuckers, weren’t they?
Before going into politics, he owned a haberdashery, a word that nobody uses anymore. It wasn’t successful and closed after just a few years. When the business went under, he could’ve declared bankruptcy, but said, “fuck that, I borrowed the money, I’m paying it back.” FDR kicked the bucket while getting his portrait painted by Elizabeth Shoumatoff, and Truman took office. After four years of war, Japan refused to surrender, and Truman is the president who made the decision to nuke the fuck out of them.
He believed in Universal Healthcare, but the American Medical Association fought back, believing it would be better if private insurance company CEOs could serve the public better if they were making millions a year in bonuses for deciding what they wouldn’t cover. Coupled with the Korean War, Truman doubled the minimum wage, and reduced unemployment from 6% to 2%.
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