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A Little Weird

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4. Good article

Tue May 5, 2015, 06:53 AM

May 2015

I wonder what it will take for Americans to wake up to this problem and demand a solution.

Here's the direct link to the NYT article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/29/business/economy/income-inequality-is-costing-the-us-on-social-issues.html?rref=collection%2Fcolumn%2Feconomic-scene&contentCollection=business&action=click&module=NextInCollection®ion=Footer&pgtype=article

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NYTimes: Conservative Economics and Income Inequality Are Literally Killing Us [View all] eridani May 2015 OP

We can thank the Reagan Revolution TM99 May 2015 #1

Reaganomics. Octafish May 2015 #13

The irony is that Reaganomics TM99 May 2015 #16

I'm so old, I remember the Voodoo roll-out. Octafish May 2015 #18

Yes! JDPriestly May 2015 #28

Hear hear! The poison started spewing in earnest, and spreading, with the rise of ronnie. calimary May 2015 #34

In the interest of fairness, I think Lewis Powell would be absolutely horrified hifiguy May 2015 #38

I just don't know if I can agree with you on this. TM99 May 2015 #56

It's the same sort of false hope that has people buying lottery tickets week after week!!!!! LongTomH May 2015 #44

The sad part is it doesn't. jeff47 May 2015 #57

K&R Scuba May 2015 #2

One day people are going to look back LuvNewcastle May 2015 #3

Good article A Little Weird May 2015 #4

THIS is the key point Cosmocat May 2015 #15

Well A Little Weird May 2015 #17

Dismantling education really has nothing to do with it Cosmocat May 2015 #33

This didn't happen overnight A Little Weird May 2015 #64

Republicans haven't "won" a Presidential election since 1988. nt tridim May 2015 #22

They don't appear to need to in order to get their policies signed into law Dragonfli May 2015 #24

Bingo. -nt CrispyQ May 2015 #32

You're right, all is good because we are hanging on by a thread! Cosmocat May 2015 #35

wow--economists letting data rather than ideology drive their findings? shocking! n/t zazen May 2015 #5

To paraphrase Reagan: "Are we better off now than we were 40 years ago?" deutsey May 2015 #6

Research base rogerashton May 2015 #7

Good points! JDPriestly May 2015 #29

Don't forget the growing power of corporations over our government during that time. Dustlawyer May 2015 #8

I'm 60-ish and hang out with a group with a lot of 70-ish folks in it. Jerry442 May 2015 #9

I concur Populist_Prole May 2015 #26

I am the same age, Curmudgeoness May 2015 #30

I have a good friend that thinks like that. hedda_foil May 2015 #47

They forget the bad things about that time. Curmudgeoness May 2015 #49

Reagan made jingoism and stupidity not only fashionable hifiguy May 2015 #39

My 50th high school reunion is this year mountain grammy May 2015 #67

Detroit, coming to a neighborhood HoosierCowboy May 2015 #10

Nothing perplexing about it. blackspade May 2015 #11

The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The Politicians And Media That Own And Control Us cantbeserious May 2015 #12

Conservatives Thespian2 May 2015 #14

Yet still the 3rd largest population The2ndWheel May 2015 #19

Cut off resources from people. Deny them health care. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #20

The passive cull of undesirables, or in war criminal Kissinger's term, useless eaters, hifiguy May 2015 #40

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT May 2015 #21

So many still believe in Reaganomics... kentuck May 2015 #23

K&R..... daleanime May 2015 #25

And the 1% are lovin' it! nt valerief May 2015 #27

Most of the 1% simply do. not. care. If that isn't 100% obvious closeupready May 2015 #31

and the rite will NEVER admit this was BAD. pansypoo53219 May 2015 #36

This country's final slide into the sewer began on 1/20/81; hifiguy May 2015 #37

Lethal. Enthusiast May 2015 #42

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast May 2015 #41

WE NEED TO CUTOFF THE WELFARE QUEENS RIGHT FUCKING NOW!! LynneSin May 2015 #43

They own the WH, no matter who sits in it. Puzzledtraveller May 2015 #63

So you think it's just whomever is in the White House is the sole problem LynneSin May 2015 #65

Absolutely. Puzzledtraveller May 2015 #66

Roll back Reagan's raw deal! Bring back The FDR New Deal! Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #45

And it goes on unabated LiberalLovinLug May 2015 #46

Don't expect the media to tell the commoners that they're being screwed d_legendary1 May 2015 #48

K&R liberal_at_heart May 2015 #50

In the meantime butterfly77 May 2015 #51

RW asshats have been taking dada out of homes and putting them in prison eridani May 2015 #54

What is more perplexing is why corporate candidates keep winning elections...time to end that! nt mother earth May 2015 #52

This country has embraced slow suicide right after the Dr. Kevorkian like Ronald Reagen was geretogo May 2015 #53

Industrialized food. Brainstormy May 2015 #55

Way to get with the program, NYT. GeorgeGist May 2015 #58

BERNIE is the answer. L0oniX May 2015 #59

The wingers are sure to blame Liberal policies for these problems... MrScorpio May 2015 #60

Note to Hillary, next $300,000 speech to Wall Street CEOs, talk about how sending more jobs to whereisjustice May 2015 #61

What's the solution? Puzzledtraveller May 2015 #62

Conservative Economics is innocent, I tell you! nikto May 2015 #68

kick kentuck May 2015 #69

K&R secondwind May 2015 #70