“The common thinking among them is that government has to be better run, not that it should be tasked for fewer things. The latter is a foreign concept, and not even seriously considered.”
Every generation of Americans needs to relearn this lesson. I remember the 70’s well. The performance of the left (which dominated US politics far more than it does now—much of that supported by callow youngsters), created the groundwork for the Reagan revolution.
Every generation of Americans needs to relearn this lesson. I remember the 70’s well.
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I graduated from my graduate school in 1979 smack into double digit inflation, and burdened with unexpected debt. While in school my tuition increased 500% ( Yep! From $1,000 a year to $5,000). I went to the bank to see about a loan for starting a practice and was told the interest rate would be 21%. Even as things improved we still paid 15% on our home in 1982.
Remember the gas rationing and “even and odd” days?
I never voted for a Democrat again. And....May God bless the memory of Ronald Reagan.
Agreed. The 18 to 30 year old of today doesn't remember what a disaster Jimmy Carter was. Clinton was riding the wave of tax cuts enacted by Reagan with a Republican controlled congress that hadn't totally lost their spine. This age group hasn't experienced massive inflation, high unemployment. It is foreign territory for them.