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Grumpy Old Guy

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20. Yup, it goes back to Reagan.

Reply to Skittles (Reply #15)

Fri May 15, 2026, 09:18 AM

7 hrs ago

I could never understand how my fellow union members could vote for Reagan/Bush etc. We could talk until we were blue in the face and we couldn't reach those people. I hope they're happy now, because most of their kids are probably struggling as bad as mine are.

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I *KNOW* it's harder for young folk now Skittles 16 hrs ago #4

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right? Skittles 15 hrs ago #6

Great find - thanks. jmbar2 15 hrs ago #7

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maybe. but I never had any real trouble finding boomers stopdiggin 15 hrs ago #12

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I've apologized to my kids. Grumpy Old Guy 14 hrs ago #14

some of us fight the good fight Skittles 14 hrs ago #15

Yup, it goes back to Reagan. Grumpy Old Guy 7 hrs ago #20

he fooled a LOT of people Skittles 17 min ago #23

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