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silvershadow

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39. NAFTA, CAFTA, and everything AFTA. Trade policies completely disconnected from reality

Reply to Demo_Chris (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 20, 2014, 11:39 PM

Apr 2014

have doomed us to this fate. (Among other factors). But it's all connected to the rich, the powerful and the well-connected. Always looking for another buck. We need a real economic policy "reset" imho. (Probably won't happen).

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Reaganomics killed America�s middle class [View all] kpete Apr 2014 OP

Actually, I blame free trade. nt Demo_Chris Apr 2014 #1

I blame capitalism itself as well - TBF Apr 2014 #2

To that point, the death of Mao in 1976. Loudly Apr 2014 #6

I agree. bvar22 Apr 2014 #29

Correct. Bill left put the critical part... Demo_Chris Apr 2014 #30

Then Europe would be a cesspool of inequality. It is not. pampango Apr 2014 #35

NAFTA, CAFTA, and everything AFTA. Trade policies completely disconnected from reality silvershadow Apr 2014 #39

It was Reaganomics. Greatest wealth in human history and it's now offshore. Octafish Apr 2014 #3

To visualize tha... JHB Apr 2014 #34

Ronnie Rayguns makes me wish there were an afterlife... 99Forever Apr 2014 #4

And no thanks to "Uncle Milty" nt 2naSalit Apr 2014 #5

How Reagan and those that voted for him killed the 99%. L0oniX Apr 2014 #7

As I've been saying since 1980: Itchinjim Apr 2014 #8

Only since 1980? malthaussen Apr 2014 #9

I was young and didn't know much about him. Itchinjim Apr 2014 #11

The election of Reagan was the most distressing during my lifetime -- I am 70. Maineman Apr 2014 #10

Maineman kpete Apr 2014 #15

Reagan was an "Affable Oaf" Stainless Apr 2014 #19

I also am 70 zeemike Apr 2014 #20

Totally Agree cantbeserious Apr 2014 #41

Yup. And on purpose: truebluegreen Apr 2014 #12

Low top tax rate inspires them to do everything else ErikJ Apr 2014 #13

Precisely Sherman A1 Apr 2014 #14

I vividly remember his firing of the air traffic controllers brooklynboy49 Apr 2014 #28

He was the anti-FDR zentrum Apr 2014 #16

The "anti-FDR" kpete Apr 2014 #21

Thanks for your many posts kpete n/t! zentrum Apr 2014 #47

It's a lot of policies; but snot Apr 2014 #17

Those charts do an excellent job tracking Reaganomics' damage. SunSeeker Apr 2014 #18

That should have been in Obama's inaugural address yurbud Apr 2014 #22

Reagan was the start of the war on the middle class HelenWheels Apr 2014 #23

Kind of a no-brainer bkanderson76 Apr 2014 #24

Ryan Plan is Reagan on steroids ErikJ Apr 2014 #25

Big problem here jmowreader Apr 2014 #26

America's middle class killed America's middle class. BillZBubb Apr 2014 #27

It's Stockholm syndrome. Initech Apr 2014 #32

can you say lots or most or whatever? Skittles Apr 2014 #40

let's give an especial shout out to "reagan democrats" noiretextatique Apr 2014 #38

I know average working people who still revere the bastard deutsey Apr 2014 #43

Reagan should be vilified as public enemy number one. Initech Apr 2014 #31

King of the Pigs moondust Apr 2014 #33

Speaks to the reason the gipper is sanctified by the far right indepat Apr 2014 #36

Yep... K & R !!! WillyT Apr 2014 #37

True, and every president since, regardless of party, has continued it Doctor_J Apr 2014 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author seabeckind Apr 2014 #46

Not just reaganomics and the shift of tax burden seabeckind Apr 2014 #44

Wow.... spixxen Apr 2014 #45

And They Voted For It, Too, Ma'am --- Twice The Magistrate Apr 2014 #48