It’s Time For The End Of The “Reagan Revolution, “ On All Fronts.

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We’re seeing a shift in the way most American’s view economics. There are some true believers and cultists left that are still singing the praises of Reaganomics, but their numbers are dwindling and the average person is not buying what they’re selling. Try to convince anyone outside of a Palin rally that Trickle Down Economics is the cure for what ails the country, and you’re libel to get same type of look you’d get if you had just said, “You know they’ve landed.” People have seen for themselves what was destined to become of a philosophy that purports to feed all by throwing a banquet for a few. It failed.

But now is the time to reject not just the economic philosophy ushered in during the early eighties, but also to discard the prudishness, distain for intellectuals, religious fanaticism and the institutionalized selfishness that came with it. It used to be axiomatic that what an employee did outside of work was the employee’s business, but now people accept that corporations will not only use your personal life in their decision on whether or not hire, but will spy on a person already employed and terminate said person if they find something outside of the company standards. It’s been a long process that has coalesced into a society where the individual matters less, the corporations have become more powerful and authority isn’t questioned. It is no coincidence that there has been an increase in religious fundamentalism, a decrease in personal freedom and the lines blurred between public and private. The exhibitionism that is now rampant is in good part technological in origin, but the other part is the lines that have been erased, that when crossed told people, “Hey, that’s nobody’s damn business.”

So, as Trickle Down Economics are flushed down history’s toilet, religious fundamentalism, puritanical culture, the idolization of a “me” society and the supremacy of corporations should go with it.

[whistle]

1. Tear down Reagonomics and open the flood gates to the middle class working people

....jobs, jobs, jobs!

[Cetacea]

2. K+R n/t

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6. Thanks for the rec.

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3. I forgot the endless need to punish.

Damn, kind of liked this post.

[punkin87]

4. Right on!!!

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5. Thanks!

[lib2DaBone]

7. K&R Nicely said

Prudishness, religious fundamentalism, and the need for constant punishment. Corporate America spying on employees in the name of institutionalized selfishness. That says it all.

While working at my last job in food processing (before layoffs), we learned that the company was reading all email and recording all phone conversations.

Of course, we all understood that if you are using their phone or their computer , legally, they can spy on you. No problem, I'm a hard worker and I give them 9 hours work for 8 hours pay. But then they passed a regulation that said no cell phones would be allowed in the workplace and everyone would have to pee in the cup once a month. Also, smoking was banned either at home or at work. If they smelled cigarettes on you or someone in your office smelled cigarettes on you, you would lose your health insurance.

I think America is sick of it. (I know I am) Standing in line at the airport with my belt and shoes in hand while some high school drop-out rummages through my suitcase. The constant punitive abuse by corporations forcing me to pee in the cup. (god forbid I should ever smoke a cigarette or have a glass of wine in my own home)

In one year's time, over 20 people voluntarily quit this company and 3 were fired. I'm sure the company was pleased at all the money they saved. Hitler and his Brownshirts would be proud of today's corporate America.

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11. Thanks! And thanks to Laelth, EOO and Ishoutandscream2, too.

[Initech]

8. Fuck Reagan. Reagonomics fucked us over and we're now seeing the end results.

Seriously, fuck Reagan.

[Laelth]

9. Please, let it be so. n/t

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-Laelth

[Ishoutandscream2]

10. Preach it!! This is the end of the Reagan revolution

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