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Yesterday was the 34th anniversary of the Challenger disaster. Today, another blast from the cold, cruel disintegration of the Reagan-era past.

usatoday.com/story/opinion/…
"[T]he Reagan administration implemented a similar policy. People with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, serious mental illness and even terminal cancer were notified they were 'no longer disabled' and their benefits terminated.

All told, half a million people lost benefits."
"Thousands died, many by suicide. President Ronald Reagan’s 'disability purge' caused such suffering, it sparked a bipartisan revolt by 18 states that refused to implement it. Ultimately, a rare unanimous vote by Congress ended the nightmarish policy in #1984."
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