Miserable and Broke in the US? Blame Reagan | Dark Dives

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Blair Zoń

Documentary, Education, Business, Society & Culture

4.4 • 961 Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Go to http://hellofresh.com/darkdives50 and use code darkdives50 for 50% off, plus your first box ships free! https://www.makeship.com/products/iilluminaughtii-2-0-plush Welcome to Dark Dives, a new series where we explore the murky and devious depths of humanity. In the 1980s, as the United States struggled financially, one man came forward claiming that he could fix everything: Ronald Reagan. Poised and Persuasive, he introduced a plan that would allegedly help everyone recover financially. He cut social spending, upped the military budget, and reduced the taxes on the wealthy. All of this was meant to lead to prosperity for all, but now, the outcome seems much darker. As the richer get richer and the middle class quickly disappears, we grapple with this aspect of our history. What was the real impact of Reganomics? Connect With Me: https://linktr.ee/iilluminaughtii’ Sources: https://justpaste.it/1me0d Writers/Researchers/Helpers: Jess Hubbert This episode was edited and mixed by: G. Thomas Craig Album cover art created by: Betsy Primes Intro Song Credits: Last to Fall- Will Van De Crommert Outro Song Credits: Sacred and Profane- Nicholas Rowe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:18.7	So if you missed your chance about what two, two and a half years ago at this point to grab the original pyramid
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0:33.4	plushie. Today if you look at who owns most of the wealth in the United
0:41.0	States you'll find some pretty shocking results.
0:44.0	Roughly 68% of the total wealth in the country is owned by the top 10% of people.
0:50.3	The minimum wage seems stagnant, and the gap between the rich and the poor is quite startling.
0:55.4	This is a trend that has just been getting worse for decades and we have one man in particular to thank for it.
1:01.6	Ronald Reagan. We are Americans. Americans.
1:13.0	Make Americans excessive and unnecessary.
1:16.0	Make Americans strong.
1:17.0	Unnecessary regulations.
1:21.0	We will unleash the energy and genius of the American people.
1:25.0	Traits which you can never fail.
1:28.0	Well, not just him, but he is a big part of this problem. When he first entered the
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