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42 sats \ 3 replies \ @didiplaywell 31 Jul 2024 \ parent \ on: Deconstructing Mileinomics econ

I fully agree. I appreciate Reagan words, but accompanying such sacred words with such a bad administration had the catastrophic consequence of people associating the bad consequences to the ideas he promoted.

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31 sats \ 2 replies \ @Bell_curve 31 Jul 2024

Reagan was great. Memory is selective. People forget how terrible Carter was and the 1970s stagflation and gasoline ⛽️ lines and shortages

Which of Reagan successors have been more impressive? Bush? Clinton? Obama?

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31 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined OP 31 Jul 2024

Being not as bad as Bush, Clinton, or Obama is not the standard for doing a good job.

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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 31 Jul 2024

Fair enough

edit: You raise an interesting point: maybe the Revolution led by Newt Gingrich was more impressive

How would you grade Speaker Newt who was backstabbed by his own party in 1998 (fucking idiots/traitors)?

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