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6 Ways You Didn't Realize Ronald Reagan Ruined The Country; #6. Statistically Speaking, His Administration Was The Most Corrupt Ever
Topic Started: Jun 9 2016, 03:11 PM (311 Views)
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#6. Statistically Speaking, His Administration Was The Most Corrupt Ever

If we're talking pure numbers, there really isn't anything to argue about when it comes to which administration oversaw this country in the shadiest manner. Reagan wins that hands down. During his time in office, an astounding 138 members of his team were investigated, indicted, or convicted for their roles in various scandals.

#5. "Reaganomics" Are Still Screwing Us

Whatever you call it, the basic thinking is that wealthy people are job creators, and the best way to boost a sluggish economy is to cut taxes on those job creators so they can, you know, create more jobs. In other words, the good fortune of the nation's richest citizens would eventually trickle down to the less well-off parts of society.

Unfortunately, all that wealth never trickled down the way it was supposed to. Wages for lower- and middle-class Americans didn't rise much at all, and they haven't since. Income inequality became significantly worse during the Reaganomics years, at least partly leading to the "one percent" situation we find ourselves in now.

#4. His Stance On Labor Unions Destroyed The Middle Class

At the height of their powers in this country, nearly 40 percent of workers in the private sector were unionized. It's somewhere around seven percent today. If you've ever wondered why wages just stopped increasing at some point in the last few decades in this country, the destruction of unions is your answer. Productivity increases, profits go up, worker pay at the lowest levels stays the same. It's the opposite of how the "American Dream" is supposed to work, and people treat Reagan like a hero for making it all possible.

#3. He Ignored The AIDS Epidemic For Years

What's especially problematic about our government's refusal to acknowledge AIDS until 1985 is that for years before that, blood that was infected with the disease was used to make blood-clotting medicine that hemophiliacs rely on to live.

Thousands of Americans who took these drugs were infected with HIV.

It's hard to say how many Americans died as a result of the Reagan administration's laidback attitude toward the AIDS epidemic, but does the number even matter? Even if it's just one, that's enough.

#2. The "Reagan Doctrine" Made The Middle East What It Is Today

When we inevitably went to war with Afghanistan, it turned into one of the longest military conflicts in our country's history, thanks in large part to the fact that during the 1980s, we trained them incredibly well. USA! USA! USA!

#1. Reagan's Mental Health Reforms Made Homelessness And Crime Exponentially Worse

One of the least-discussed aspects of Reagan's legacy is how his pioneering work in mental healthcare reform kind of maybe led to the overwhelming homelessness crisis we've been dealing with for decades now.

http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-objective-reasons-ronald-reagan-was-our-worst-president_p2/

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Reagen passed some of the steepest tax increases and government expansions in US history.

That's how he continued the damage leftism has done to America.

Had Reagen been a democrat you would be singing his praises.
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Suck it...

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#6. Statistically Speaking, His Administration Was The Most Corrupt Ever

If we're talking pure numbers, there really isn't anything to argue about when it comes to which administration oversaw this country in the shadiest manner. Reagan wins that hands down. During his time in office, an astounding 138 members of his team were investigated, indicted, or convicted for their roles in various scandals.

Clinton was impeached and disbarred. Obama's SOS is about to be indicted by the FBI

#5. "Reaganomics" Are Still Screwing Us

Whatever you call it, the basic thinking is that wealthy people are job creators, and the best way to boost a sluggish economy is to cut taxes on those job creators so they can, you know, create more jobs. In other words, the good fortune of the nation's richest citizens would eventually trickle down to the less well-off parts of society.

Unfortunately, all that wealth never trickled down the way it was supposed to. Wages for lower- and middle-class Americans didn't rise much at all, and they haven't since. Income inequality became significantly worse during the Reaganomics years, at least partly leading to the "one percent" situation we find ourselves in now.

Bullsh*t... Look at this chart and really let it sink in.

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#4. His Stance On Labor Unions Destroyed The Middle Class

At the height of their powers in this country, nearly 40 percent of workers in the private sector were unionized. It's somewhere around seven percent today. If you've ever wondered why wages just stopped increasing at some point in the last few decades in this country, the destruction of unions is your answer. Productivity increases, profits go up, worker pay at the lowest levels stays the same. It's the opposite of how the "American Dream" is supposed to work, and people treat Reagan like a hero for making it all possible.

Wow...was Reagan the President back in the 1950's? Who's the fooking moron at Cracked that wrote this POS list?

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#3. He Ignored The AIDS Epidemic For Years

What's especially problematic about our government's refusal to acknowledge AIDS until 1985 is that for years before that, blood that was infected with the disease was used to make blood-clotting medicine that hemophiliacs rely on to live.

Thousands of Americans who took these drugs were infected with HIV.

It's hard to say how many Americans died as a result of the Reagan administration's laidback attitude toward the AIDS epidemic, but does the number even matter? Even if it's just one, that's enough.

Oh God give it a rest...the disease didn't even have a name until 1983, much less a cure or a vaccine.

#2. The "Reagan Doctrine" Made The Middle East What It Is Today

When we inevitably went to war with Afghanistan, it turned into one of the longest military conflicts in our country's history, thanks in large part to the fact that during the 1980s, we trained them incredibly well. USA! USA! USA!

OMG this author is an ignorant SOB, Carter put everything in motion in the Middle East

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_Doctrine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cyclone

#1. Reagan's Mental Health Reforms Made Homelessness And Crime Exponentially Worse

One of the least-discussed aspects of Reagan's legacy is how his pioneering work in mental healthcare reform kind of maybe led to the overwhelming homelessness crisis we've been dealing with for decades now.

OMG another steaming pile of horsesh*t!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_Mental_Health_Act

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deinstitutionalisation
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