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MFrohike

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6. In fairness

Reply to steve2470 (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 18, 2015, 04:10 AM

Sep 2015

Number 6 isn't accurate. Reagan took advantage of Paul Volcker's relentless war on labor, but Volcker was the prime culprit. The real damage done by Reagan was his administration's half-assed defense of agency rulemaking. The prime reason it's so hard to regulate anything these days is because of the combined efforts of the Burger court and Reagan's connivance in destroying the proper function of government.

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10 Real Facts About Ronald Reagan That Republicans Never Choose to Admit [View all] steve2470 Sep 2015 OP

my highly edited summary steve2470 Sep 2015 #1

Well, heh,heh,heh...you failed to mention this: Contrary1 Sep 2015 #2

the article failed to do that, correct nt steve2470 Sep 2015 #3

But even after he fired the PATCO workers, Art_from_Ark Sep 2015 #4

That was a little into the looking glass. Unfuckingbelievable wasn't it. lonestarnot Sep 2015 #5

In fairness MFrohike Sep 2015 #6

a few more... mnmoderatedem Sep 2015 #7

Little bit one-sided there on the 1986 tax cuts 1939 Sep 2015 #8

There was this. Enthusiast Sep 2015 #9

Yes there was. Lochloosa Sep 2015 #10

They act like it didn't happen. It's an embarrassment to Republicans. Enthusiast Sep 2015 #11