In the 1970s the average American worker got good benefits and could afford to own a home and a car, take a vacation every year and send their kids to college. Reaganomics ended all that.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews…

Feb 28, 2021 · 11:23 AM UTC

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In 1980 Reagan won the EC vote over Jimmy Carter 489-49. He got re-elected in 1984 with an EC vote of 525-13. This glorification of the 1970s is a complete joke. Carter was the incumbent in 1980 and he won 6 of the 50 states. That’s a sign things were actually not so good
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Replying to @marwilliamson @buddy_dek
Ronald Reagan...The First Trump...
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Reagan went to the south with racist dog whistles and plunged millions of working class into poverty. I guess Lee Atwater was correct
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the best part was shifting factory employment offshore
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Should have been Bernie.
Replying to @marwilliamson
Haha no way?!?
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Replying to @marwilliamson
The gender wage gap was also 40% in 1970, the average woman made half of what they make today adjusted for inflation. Your “average” is based on the average white male having more, now with diversity, there is slightly less for everyone, but more seats at table, which is good.
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It's called 'saving the American economy'!
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...and the republicans continue to blame the democrats.
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