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Bluenorthwest

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1. Reagan was the worst of the modern Presidents.

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Sun Dec 30, 2012, 10:06 AM

Dec 2012

But even the most criminal of modern Presidents, Richard M Nixon, knew that Social Security adjustments for inflation are the right of all beneficiaries in the program:
""I have today signed [legislation which]. . . constitutes a major breakthrough for older Americans, for it says at last that inflation-proof Social Security benefits are theirs as a matter of right...."
-- Richard M. Nixon, July 1, 1972

Repeat: "inflation-proof Social Security benefits are theirs as a matter of right...."
Even Nixon. So when we are to the right of Tricky Dick and the Watergate Crowd, it is time to check our path and our spines.

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Reaganomics was/is a failure [View all] ProSense Dec 2012 OP

Reagan was the worst of the modern Presidents. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #1

at the time, i was thrilled to see tricky dick leave washington in shame. unblock Dec 2012 #2

Everything Nixon ProSense Dec 2012 #7

"everything" in his second term, perhaps; but this certainly doesn't apply to his first. unblock Dec 2012 #10

We started down ProSense Dec 2012 #4

Reaganomics did exactly what it was supposed to do: make the wealthy wealthier bemildred Dec 2012 #3

Yep Solly Mack Dec 2012 #5

Yup, increasing ProSense Dec 2012 #9

Cheaper labor too. It was a win-win for the Plutocrats. ErikJ Dec 2012 #11

Yes, time to stop "hyping" him. Arctic Dave Dec 2012 #6

At least, ProSense Dec 2012 #8

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