Well, the robber barons wouldn’t hire Reagan in today’s environment. Folksy isn’t what the workers want to hear. They want a tough guy, so the make-believe billionaire is who they got today. Interesting development: With Putin endorsing Biden, does that accomplish his double-switch goal or do his fans on the right actually vote for Joe?
Far too many of the people (mostly “republican”, at least in name) who call themselves Conc=servative, aren’t. Certainly not fiscally. They keep cutting income (taxes) while spe ding huge amounts on extra-budget items like the Iraq war. They aren’t even socail conservative. What they show themselves to be is socially regressive, They want to go back to a time when, mostly religion based, a large part of the population (slaves, wives, children) was considered to be property and anything that brought joy was a sin. I grew up in that culture, and it is totally sick.
Reagan did many good things but his legacy has a gaping, yawning, overwhelming defect: he taught federal politicians and bureaucrats of all stripes that they need not tax the population to get the money they need to buy votes but they could borrow the money instead. The citizenry would go along with that a lot more easily. By the time the debt became unsustainable, whatever that might entail, those politicians who observed Reagan would be long since retired or expired.
It worked but the population became addicted to the largesse without seemingly paying for it. Now each successive administration spends more and faster buying votes than its predecessors. The only difference among politicians any more is how fast each buys votes with money we do not have and on whom and on what they spend the money. No one knows how or when it will end because no one has ever been this much in debt. In the words of Pogo of long ago, “We have met the enemy and they are us!”
The dude from FL (not bragging) Premium Member 4 months ago
The puppy is just scary!
Radish the wordsmith 4 months ago
The greedy Trump admin doubled the debt giving tax breaks to rich people like Trump.
Reagan’s Trickle Down turned the middle class into the working poor.
Eisenhower taxed the rich at 90% and built the USA’s freeway system.
Today’s lawless Trump and Putin party support the enemies of the USA and dictators, and they are keeping the border open.
RobinHood 4 months ago
Hypocrisy, thy name is NRB.
mourdac Premium Member 4 months ago
Yes, Ronnie was a master at that, increasing the deficit significantly.
Spacetech 4 months ago
That is and was Brandon fool.
Ignatz Premium Member 4 months ago
Scott Stantis finds a nut.
William Robbins Premium Member 4 months ago
Well, the robber barons wouldn’t hire Reagan in today’s environment. Folksy isn’t what the workers want to hear. They want a tough guy, so the make-believe billionaire is who they got today. Interesting development: With Putin endorsing Biden, does that accomplish his double-switch goal or do his fans on the right actually vote for Joe?
Blaidd Drwg Premium Member 4 months ago
But was Ronnie even smart enough to know what he did??
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 4 months ago
Ronnie could handle Trump—-he had experience with chimpanzees
Walter Kocker Premium Member 4 months ago
Who will rid us of this meddlesome putz?
Curiosity Premium Member 4 months ago
Far too many of the people (mostly “republican”, at least in name) who call themselves Conc=servative, aren’t. Certainly not fiscally. They keep cutting income (taxes) while spe ding huge amounts on extra-budget items like the Iraq war. They aren’t even socail conservative. What they show themselves to be is socially regressive, They want to go back to a time when, mostly religion based, a large part of the population (slaves, wives, children) was considered to be property and anything that brought joy was a sin. I grew up in that culture, and it is totally sick.
William Robbins Premium Member 4 months ago
Oh, I just got the side-eye… props to Stantis.
Abby B Premium Member 3 months ago
Reagan did many good things but his legacy has a gaping, yawning, overwhelming defect: he taught federal politicians and bureaucrats of all stripes that they need not tax the population to get the money they need to buy votes but they could borrow the money instead. The citizenry would go along with that a lot more easily. By the time the debt became unsustainable, whatever that might entail, those politicians who observed Reagan would be long since retired or expired.
It worked but the population became addicted to the largesse without seemingly paying for it. Now each successive administration spends more and faster buying votes than its predecessors. The only difference among politicians any more is how fast each buys votes with money we do not have and on whom and on what they spend the money. No one knows how or when it will end because no one has ever been this much in debt. In the words of Pogo of long ago, “We have met the enemy and they are us!”