Reply #12: 40 years, not 28

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I date this beginning of the slide to January 20, 1969, when Tricky Dick started the Republican screwing of America. Remember in "Sicko" where Michael Moore talks about the beginning of managed care and HMOs by Kaiser Permanente? That was Tricky that gave it the green light. Remember when the dollar was allowed to float (cut adrift is more like it)? That was Tricky too.

You may make the observation that Jimmy Carter was wedged in those 40 years and he wasn't a Repub. True, but in his 4 years, he had stumbling blocks put in place by the Republicans (like the second gas crisis) that cost him and he couldn't turn around 8 years of Nixon and Ford.