Yep. It also got a democrat elected 4 terms as president. Tax rates climbed up to 95+ percent for millionaires.
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And you know those good times that conservatives say they want to go back to? Those times when a blue collar worker could earn enough to buy a house, pay the mortgage, support a stay-at-home-wife and family, and then send those kids to college? That's the society that those decades of democrat control led to. That's what another 60 years of democrat dominated congress could lead to again. In fact, a huge blow out election like that may be the only thing that can save, not only this nation, but maybe even the whole world, if it's not too late already.
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The optimist angle would be that Trump is secretely a Democrat agent, and that by crashing the stock market he just thinks it's over-valued and wants to return to 2018~ levels.
Optimism at this point is delusion. Today is the official start of the hard times.
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Also during those 60 years....recovering from the big depression, dust bowl and gaining human rights....
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Rand Paul is educated but not smart. But he's right here, and now there is nothing he or anyone can do about it. I do hope this is the beginning of the comeuppance the GOP so desperately, desperately needs.
Touch that stove!
But you'll do nothing to stop him.
I've learned that Congress has the tariff power, but has delegated it to the president. Congress can take it back any time they want apparently.
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Good. Conservative ideology should be tossed into the flames of Mordor.