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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The problem is he defined government as the problem. There's no discussion about what good government practice is because, according to Reaganomics, all government is bad by definition.

It has stifled all discussion every since.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Imagine a world where “I’m from the government and I’m here to help” is a scary expression.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And yet I have family members who insist he was the last "great" president...... sigh, ok boomer

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

if cutting social programs was great

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It would haha if it weren't hurt so much :(

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I can't afford to laugh.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Read my lips! No new taxes!

gets elected

immediate tax hike

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That was George H.W Bush, who was Reagan's VP, and a somewhat less terrible president later.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

@MentallyExhausted we would have had a second term of Jimmy Carter, who by all accounts was simply a good man (rare in politics)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago