Think Trump hijacked the Republican Party? 40 yrs ago Reagan/Bush began a multigenerational agenda: cut taxes to hobble govt, degrade public education, demonize the poor/minorities, ignite "culture wars" to realign the electorate, accelerate the concentration of wealth—and
In 1980 the stock market was at 900; this year the #djia hit 27,000... a 3,000% increase. During the same 40 years, the average workers' wage growth (offset by rising inflation + cost-of-living) is FLAT.
