• danc4498@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    I definitely thought things were fucked when I was in my 20s (Bush 2.0 era). Today I blame Reagan, though.

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      15 days ago

      When Reagan came in , ‘middle class’ was still one job supporting a family of four. In those days, $1 million was a vast personal fortune.

      By the time Bush Sr. was out, middle class was two incomes to run the family, and $1 million was what a rich guy paid for a party.