Hartmann Report - When Charlie Kirk was assassinated, he was sitting under a tent that had “America Comeback Tour” printed in huge letters across all four sides. It was the theme of his tour of college campuses, a tour run by his Turning Point organization that was, according to NBC News, early-funded by ten morbidly rich rightwingers.
The question is “America Comeback” to what?
In 1981, when Ronald Reagan was sworn into office:
— Fully two-thirds of Americans were in the middle class,
— College was so cheap you could pay your tuition with a weekend job,
— Healthcare was inexpensive and widely available,
— Women and minorities had achieved legal (albeit not yet actual) parity with white men,
— And school and mass shootings were largely unknown because weapons of war were mostly outlawed from our streets.
Today, however, as a result of the Reagan Revolution:
— Only around half of us are in the middle class,
— College debt has crushed two generations to the point where they can’t start a family or buy a house,
— A half-million families end up homeless or bankrupt every year because somebody got sick,
— The GOP is leading an effort to make it harder for women and minorities to vote or maintain employment,
— And, with more guns than people, mass shootings are an almost-daily occurrence.
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