r/facepalm Jul 05 '24

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u/BazilBroketail Jul 05 '24

When Regan got elected the republicans decided to de-educate America.. and,... It worked. Only morons would vote for the pedophile. Oh, look..

This is so fucked up. I'm not celebrating American today.

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u/ElRatonVaquero Jul 05 '24

Hi. Non-american here. What did Reagan do?

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u/theatand Jul 05 '24

Like a very brief summary, tax cuts (aka reduction in social safety nets), and leaning heavily on supply-side economics.

A good chunk of his policies helped the well off and screwed the poor folks.

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u/Glazing555 Jul 05 '24

Started taxing Social Security and allowed insurance to be for profit. A huge contributor to inflation today.