Reaganomics

The Real Legacy of the 'Reagan Revolution'

Robert Scheer | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

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Robert Scheer

Indifference to economics does not explain the prominence of Phil Gramm in the McCain campaign during the U.S. financial crisis. Indifference to the folks losing their homes is a more plausible explanation.

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Reaganomics: As Pompous And Disaster-Ready As the Titanic

Jim Baughman | Posted 07.14.2008 | Home

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Jim Baughman

Disaster has struck and some useful lessons may be learned, lessons we learned in the 1930s, and then rejected in the 1980s and 1990s, as too restrictive -- as "socialist" and anti-American.

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Can the Republican Party Begin to Look Forward?

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gop, John McCain, Republican Party, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, Mccain Foreign Policy, John McCain Economic Policy, McCain Economy, Ronald Reagan, McCain Middle East, General Election, John McCain Foreign Policy, Reaganomics, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

The substance of any proposed economic reforms is less important, frankly, than McCain demonstrating that he can, in fact, understand the economy and discuss it in some depth.

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If You're Not Angry and Bitter, You Haven't Been Paying Attention

Mary Lyon | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: The Poor, Reaganomics, John McCain, The Middle Class, Wall Street Versus Main Street, Washington Elites, Bitter, Trickle-Down Economics, Reverse Robin Hoods, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Haves Versus Have Nots, Middle Class Pain, Democrats, Barack Obama, Politics News
Mary Lyon

The bile from years of reckless Republican charging and spending, holding no one accountable for anything, and allowing Wall Street to run amok is indeed leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of Main Street.

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Video: Tax Protest Puts "Me" Over "We"

The Uptake | Posted 04.16.2008 | Home

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The Uptake

Ronald Reagan's tax policy has been a disaster. The middle class earns less and pays more taxes for less service. The wealthy earn more and pay less. There is no trickle down.

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The Politics of Greed

Peter Clothier | Posted 01.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Gordon Gekko, Greed, Wall Street, Money, Economy, Reaganomics, Karma, Reagan Revolution, Living News
Peter Clothier

Greed is not good. Call it karma. Good old American greed -- the greed that the "Reagan Revolution" thrived on -- is coming back at us, and it's not good.

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Ronald Reagan: Fiscal Disaster

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 01.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Economy, Balanced Budget, Reagan, Ronald Reagan, Reaganomics, Fiscal Responsibility, Business News
Hale

Saint Ronnie -- the great Saint who many are praising in one form or another -- nearly tripled the national debt. St. Ronnie used his great communication skills to tell us this was all somehow OK.

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