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20. Much of the so called "Reagan Revolution" was carried over into a later

Reply to MichMan (Reply #15)

Tue Apr 29, 2025, 09:27 AM

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Democratic Administration. NAFTA was passed in a Democratic administration and has cost us ever since.
Trump finally got us off the hook by replacing NAFTA with his own USMCA that he now says was Biden's stupid trade deal.

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Forty five years of Reaganomics. [View all] Duncanpup Tuesday OP

... EYESORE 9001 Tuesday #1

Reinstate the eealth tax! SheltieLover Tuesday #2

What wealth tax? Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #18

Well, what can we do? OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #3

Take control of Congress & the WH & pass tax legislation, that's what we can do. CaptainTruth Tuesday #4

Awesome. You let me know when you get to do this. OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #6

OK, you can sit this one out if you want. I won't, I will fight until I draw my last breath. CaptainTruth Tuesday #25

Hehe. OldBaldy1701E Wednesday #30

Why does my gut churn blubunyip Tuesday #16

The alternative picture is much messier, & I don't see any way it cannot involve bloodshed. CaptainTruth Tuesday #26

"a chance it will work" blubunyip Tuesday #28

"...but when you're up against liars, cheats, thieves, criminals--how do you ever really "win." ??" OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #31

We have to give peaceful means a good fighting chance blubunyip Yesterday #33

Who said anything about killing? OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #34

Reagans "Create the Billionaire Class" tax cuts should have been rolled back (or attempted) by Clinton and each LiberalArkie Tuesday #17

BINGO! OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #32

I think this whole tariff thing is about ending the income tax. multigraincracker Tuesday #5

100% Blue Full Moon Tuesday #8

Someone should remind the republicans. Blue Full Moon Tuesday #7

laugher curve poozwah Tuesday #9

There's a rumor that Rand Paul has the votes to stop the tariffs. Blue Full Moon Tuesday #10

So Rand has two-thirds majority support for his bill in both the House and Senate? Because if not... Ol Janx Spirit Tuesday #21

The people in the top tax brackets moniss Tuesday #11

And that trickle down... 2naSalit Tuesday #12

Reagan was as much a crank as Trump, in my opinion. Midnight Writer Tuesday #13

it's not just at the federal level. mopinko Tuesday #14

Yet, Reagan had a Democratic House his entire presidency MichMan Tuesday #15

Much of the so called "Reagan Revolution" was carried over into a later doc03 Tuesday #20

IMO, Reaganomics (actually neoliberal economic theory) only had a 35 year reign Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #19

Aristotle quote IronLionZion Tuesday #22

"And the reason because the rich do not want to pay taxes." valleyrogue Tuesday #23

Deregulation predates Reagan, but he took it further with his rhetoric, tax cuts and weakening of unions. TRHST82 Tuesday #24

Weird how trickle down stays, no matter who was in office -- except BIDEN. Kid Berwyn Tuesday #27

The rich get richer. It's how the jobs are created? czarjak Wednesday #29