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  1. Complete the job on metrication that Ronald Reagan defunded

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    111 comments  ·  Obama CTO  ·  Admin →
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    mpalumbo commented  · 

    "I doubt it COULD have any impact on gdp"

    Well, you're wrong. Sorry! :)

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    mpalumbo commented  · 

    Furthermore, what about schools taking the time to teach both systems? What about physics classes having to spend weeks going over SI instead of teaching coursework? What about any company that has lost business for not being able to supply their parts in metric measure (as stated, Boeing is a great example)? As a nation, we're wasting time & losing money every day that we don't switch!

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    mpalumbo commented  · 

    @Gigabite, if you seriously believe the metric system is some kind of socialist plot, then there's no point in even addressing anything you say here. You're clearly not factoring in the thousands of companies who have to create multiple versions of their products for metric & non-metric markets, ex, Boeing lost out to Airbus because repair facilities outside of the US only have metric tools!

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    mpalumbo commented  · 

    GiGaBiTe, your comment is uninformed at best. Metrication in the US is inevitable. Our power is measured in kilowatt hours, our bottled water & soda is done in liters. Most bathroom products are made to metric measure (my dental floss is 50 m). Film is a standard 35mm...I could keep going. It costs the US millions each year to keep our outdated system of measure. We need to finish metricating!

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