Dagwood222

No. There really was a time when FDR's New Deal raised millions out of poverty and gave them a taste of the good life.

Here's a very brief explanation of what happened.

In 1960 minimum wage was $1.00/hour and the price of the average US home was $11,000.00 A popular tour guide was called "Europe on $5.00 A Day" [over the years they did specific cities like Paris or Rome or London...]

In 1964 LBJ decides that he can win the War in Vietnam with a massive buildup and increased bombings. He prints paper money to pay for it, because he doesn't want to raise taxes. The plan is a miserable failure and protests force LBJ to step aside. In 1968 we elect 'peace candidate' Nixon [who sabotaged the Paris Peace Talks]

Nixon kept LBJ's plan and increased spending. He knew the War was unwinnable but thought he could kick the problem down the road and let the 1976 President deal with 'losing' the war.

By 1976 inflation was a major problem, not helped by the Arab Oil Boycott that tripled the price of gas overnight. All those cool loft buildings you see in places like Manhattan used to be small factories making things like purses, clothing, toys etc etc. The owners moved the businesses to the US south where there were fewer Unions.

Jimmy Carter hired a man named Paul Volker to deal with inflation. Carter got voted out before the Volker plan could kick in, so Reagan got the credit for Carter's ideas.

Reagan's own Veep, George HW Bush called the Reaganomics trickle down "voo doo economics" until Reagan offered him the #2 spot on his ticket.

In 1968, when Nixon started waging War with paper money, "middle class" was one Union job paying for a family of four with a nice savings account. In those days, $1 million was still considered a vast fortune. By 1992, when Bush Sr. was finished, middle class was two incomes to run the house and $1 million was what a rich guy paid for a party.

Right now I can see two futures.

One where the 2026 election gives the Dems control of both Houses.

The other where the 2026 elections are cancelled for national security reasons.

Realistically, what possible role could he take that topped that?

Reagan loved to talk about 'deregulation' when what he was really talking about was letting businesses steal from consumers.

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The book 'Starship Troopers' is a lot different from the movie.

In the book the Bugs have space ships and other tech, so it's obvious that their leadership in intelligent. The question is whether the soldiers in the field are thinking for themselves or just genetically programmed to fight.

The narrator opines that if the Bug can kill you, that makes it smarter than you.

Thank you.

People talk about "the Dems" like they are a monolith.

AOC unseated a long term Congress member who was tightly connected to the New York power structure. She did it by hitting the streets and talking to the locals. She built up voter support and won her primary.

I know it's an uphill battle, but it is possible to change things.

First off, I voted for Harris,

Maybe lead with that next time?

More voters should have listened to Bernie.

He told people what to do.

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We were in a class talking about X-rays. One young woman kept insisting that 'opaque' was a color. We finally figured out that she had seen opaque pantyhose and been confused.

Anyone who didn't vote for Harris is just as guilty.