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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

When Reagan came in , 'middle class' was still one job supporting a family of four. In those days, $1 million was a vast personal fortune.

By the time Bush Sr. was out, middle class was two incomes to run the family, and $1 million was what a rich guy paid for a party.