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Related: About this forumObama: America is better now than when I graduated
Published on May 7, 2016
Speaking at Howard University's graduation, President Obama said that America is a better place now than when he graduated from college.
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Obama: America is better now than when I graduated (Original Post)
Donkees
May 2016
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yourout
(7,524 posts)1. socially...maybe. economically...No way.
zeemike
(18,998 posts)3. And I am not so sure about socially
Some things have changed but people are at each others throats more now than ever. But that is mostly due to economics probably.
This country has been in steady decline sense Reagan.
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)2. Better at what? is the question.
Because it certainly isn't in every way.
America will certainly be better for the Obama family now. Everybody else, who knows?
deutsey
(20,166 posts)5. For a certain percentage of America, this is a golden age
For the rest of us, not so much.