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n2doc

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1. Obama has had to follow 30 years of Reaganomics, also

Reply to Jamaal510 (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 06:34 AM

Jul 2014

When people complain, what they are really complaining about is that they aren't paid enough to live the same kind of lifestyle as they used to (or their parents did). Well, that's what happens with a 30 year effort to push down wages, offshore jobs and eliminate benefits. You reap what you sew.

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"So how was Reagan's economy so much better (than Obama's)?" [View all] Jamaal510 Jul 2014 OP

Obama has had to follow 30 years of Reaganomics, also n2doc Jul 2014 #1

I don't know if America will ever recover from Reaganomics IronLionZion Jul 2014 #2

What a silly question!! polmaven Jul 2014 #3

That graphic might be more effective if it quoted more than one statistic nxylas Jul 2014 #4

Long term unemployed. n/t PowerToThePeople Jul 2014 #5

Obama's unemployment rate doesn't include the millions that have given up looking for a job. badtoworse Jul 2014 #6