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• DagwoodIII@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  LBJ wanted to have social spending and have a massive knockout punch in Vietnam. Instead of a knockout punch, the War turned into a massive quagmire. It was costing the US a fortune, but LBJ didn’t want to raise taxes, so he printed money. Nixon got elected and doubled down on the War and using inflation to pay for it. The4n the OPEC oil embargo hit and inflation went through the roof.

  Jimmy Carter’s plan [controlled by Fed chair Paul Volker] solved inflation, but by the time it kicked in Carter had been replaced by Reagan. Reagan deregulated a lot of industries and let them run wild.

  In 1968, ‘middle class’ was defined as one Union job supporting a family of four. At that time $1 million was a vast fortune. By the time Bush Sr. was out, ‘middle class’ meant two incomes to run the home, and $1 million was what a rich guy paid for a party.

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  • tomiant@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Whenever you want to understand the state of the USA, consider George Bush, president, father of George Bush, president.

    We’re a fucking Middle Eastern dynastic fiefdom, with fucking nukes.

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    • DagwoodIII@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      The funny thing is that Bush Dr. castigated Reagan’s tax cuts as ‘voo-doo economics’ when they were running against each other in the primaries. Once Reagan won the nomination, Bush signed on whole heartedly

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      • krooklochurm@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        The intricacies of their complex don/sub dynamic are expertly explored in the hard-hitting documentary Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp.

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• Gonzako@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Apparently it’s so common a question it’s made into a domain wtfhappenedin1971.com

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  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    a domain with spurious conclusions

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• tomiant@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Republicans. Go figure.

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• Gonzako@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  after a bit of a search, Nixon happened

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• Gonzako@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  there’s a how history words vid on the subject youtu.be/HchNA3a9L5E I dunno if it tackles your question tho, as if haven’t watched

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