Tag Archives: The Great Deflation

AlterNet: Robert Reich: Why America Has Forgotten Its Three Biggest Economic Lessons

Source:The New Democrat AlterNet: Opinion: Robert Reich: Why America Has Lost Its Three Biggest Economic Lessons What Robert Reich and others on the further left of me do not understand is that when we had those huge tax rates in … Continue reading

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Crash Course: Video: Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter: The Economic Malaise of the 1970s

. The New Democrat The Great Deflation of the 1970s as it is more commonly known. Really lasted that entire decade with the economy taking a big hit in 1973 thanks to the energy crisis of that year. Because of … Continue reading

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Howard Beale: Network (1976) ‘We’re In a Lot of Trouble’

Source:Sunny Chew– The Great Peter Finch as Howard Beale. Source:Real Life Journal “This clip from Network reminded us of why we become a bunch of couch potatoes! Howard Beale : We are in a lot of trouble!… because the only … Continue reading

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James Miller Center: President Gerald Ford, Address on Energy Policy 1975

This piece was originally posted at FreeState Plus WordPress Blog President Ford, showing a lot of leadership in 1975, taking on energy policy and even energy independence. Figuring out that the energy shortages of the early and mid 1970s were … Continue reading

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Brandon Hansen: Video: Take a Trip Back to The 1970s

. This post was originally posted at FRS Real Life Journal on WordPress A very divisive decade politically the 1970s, but a decade with a lot of great movies, sports, music and the designer jeans revolution of the late 1970s. … Continue reading

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