Ronald Reagan's Speech on Project Economic Justice

[hyperseauton]

Reagan was the greatest human being ever to be elected President of the United States of America!

Long live Ronald Reagan and long live the United States!

[1995e34]

@hyperseauton

...i guess if you leave out obama, jfk, fdr, carter, lincoln, and washington

[negativefuckhead]

He was such a fucking ASSHOLE! - FUCK! lol

[Chesterbarnes1]

A dear old man elected into the White House heaven help us!

[justthirdway]

@Chesterbarnes1 Your comment evades the issue. Does it matter who it is or his or her age who supports the de-monopolization of capital ownership and spreading ownership to every citizen as a fundamental human right?  Are you against economic justice? What's your alternative?

[Chesterbarnes1]

@justthirdway

My friend my words were kind and gentle towards our former late President. You attempt to add something to my comments that are NOT there. I said nothing about monopolization, captial ownership, spreading it, or human rights, or economic justice. You are looking for a partisan fight and I'm not interested. My words still stand.  "A dear old man elected into the White House... heaven help us.."

[checkerflagbubba]

It's interesting to read the comments made by Reagan's fans and detractors alike. Both sets of people generally have one thing in common:both have missed out the essence of his thinking. Reagan was no Thatcherite. He was very much what folks might call a civic republican or even a progressive conservative. He wanted to keep promises that 'socialists can't keep.' His consistent advocacy for universal capital ownership is in keeping with his overall vision for America...and the world.

[justthirdway]

@checkerflagbubba I agree.

[paulagloria]

@checkerflagbubba Do you think that either the US or the Soviets at the time of the joke he told had anything other than a labor theory of value themselves. Why is central America 3:30 and not the entire US's economic system being considered? Does anyone know what is on Regan's nose?

[paulagloria]

which of the recommendations were adopted into US foreign policy included as one of the World Bank's "market based" options for debt-equity conversions ?

Also if this was the first presidential task force to be totally funded with private donations and supported by both the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO. isn't it odd that a labor organization didn't have the leadership to morph into ownership unions or is such a thing possible?

[dougd1015]

I feel like stabbing a communist with an American flag after watching this!

[dac8555]

Ronnie tells a great story. The mistake that is made is comparing "government" to "communism".

Also, as a guy that lives in Central America, I find his reference to Central America and his systematic exploitation of it amusing.

[finefilth]

Reagan was reincarnated as a chemtrail pilot so he could dump more poison on the American people

[finefilth]

it was no accident that "going postal" became the rage during the Reagan years .. everyone now works longer an harder for less with no protections, while the ultra rich wealth expands exponentially... thanks Ronnie, now every administration follows your neoliberal trickle down policies of corporate parasitism. Lets hope your personal demons and tormentors in hell are unemployed air traffic controllers and destroyed union men

[jbryant13]

finefilth - you couldn't be more wrong.

Google " Postal Workers Paid to do nothing "

[finefilth]

Ronnie Reagans public private partnership (read fascist) plan withe post office effectively dissected the PO and sold off its most profitable sectors to waiting financial parasites and left the public with the loser cash drain portions .. thanks again Ronnie ... if its public and works for the peoples interest .. infiltrate and destroy it from within by any means necessary. Put "supply side Jesus" in you search bar

[ECEngland]

Finefilth...or should I just say filthwithlips...STFU Retard.

[TheJamdaddy]

Commerce drives the wedge between the serf and his fuedal lord. Commerce makes thei middle class ( the merchant class) possible. The left hates commerce because the free market provides men the means to determine their own course.

[vernontrumpet2000]

the current economic plbs can be traced back to this man...thats why he was called THE amiable DUNCE

[finefilth]

I was a young, newly divorced Mom when Reagan became governor of my home state of California. I watched him put the mentally out the street and help turn my compassionate and lovely state into a mean-spirited, gluttonous and narcissist disney fantasy land that fostered people who were all about land-grabs and flipping real estate for huge profits

It became hell on earth for a working single mom trying to survive in Reagan's California. Cruelty with a smile is exactly what Reagan was all about

[delyshBB]

You mean you felt entitled to other people's money just because you were stupid and couldn't keep your legs closed and for this he is mean?

You selfish, self-centered, egotistical cunt. Others don't have to be robbed and coerced into paying your way through life because you made poor decisions.

[finefilth]

When Reagan took office in California, it had the #1 educational system in the world, homelessness did not exist, it had a healthy public health system and a thriving and well-financed and maintained infrastructure.

When he left office, he had dumped the mentally ill on the streets of the Golden State, had helped shepard Prop 13 through providing the death knell to the educational system, quit maintaining roads and highways used police and National Guard to attack anti-war demonstrators.

[finefilth]

Reagan also set the stage for massive offshoring of American jobs, made it easier for the rich to hide their wealth from the IRS, and left us with an economy that produces almost nothing the world wants to buy. Our major export now is dollars: both currency and dollar-denominated debt instruments. These dollars in foreign hands can't be redeemed for much, because we no longer have much to export that they want to buy

[delyshBB]

The American jobs get offshored because of your sky high taxes and regulation. And by the way, Clinton signed NAFTA and a bunch of other stuff. Still, I'm amused that you feel entitled to the money that others earned just because you couldn't keep your legs closed and spat out a bunch of kids.

[finefilth]

keep voting republicrat.......their is no opposition party

[finefilth]

Let's not forget America's streets being flooded with cheap cocaine to support "the moral equivalent of our founding fathers" and the drive-by shootings, turf wars, militarization of our police departments, the forfeiture laws and their abuse, crack, the corruption of our DEA and intelligence agencies. In hindsight, a rather pyrrhic victory considering all of those leftist governments coming to power in Lat

[finefilth]

I tried to warn folks about sending Bonzo to Washington . Back then, California was rolling in dough, yet Reagan damn near bankrupted the state. Upset with anti-war protestors, he publicly said, "If they want blood in the streets, we'll give them blood in the streets."

He had anti-war protestors at U of C Berkley gassed in the streets with combat CS gas. It would have been a PR coup among hardliners, but winds carried the gas into the respiratory wing of the local hospital. what a peach!

[finefilth]

The Reagan era of "Red Dawn" and "The Day After", when Reagan's saber-rattling really had people believe that he would gleefully start a nuclear war in the Name of Jesus

we cant forget Jim Bakker's PTL Club and Pat Robertson got into the swing of things w/Ronnie.

I'll never forget a remark that Rosalyn Carter made in an interview a few years after Reagan had been in power. She said that Reagan made it OK and ACCEPTABLE for American to disparage the poor, to be ruthless in the name of profits.

[finefilth]

It's hard to imagine the changes that occurred over the Reagan years. Busting the Air Traffic Controllers Union was one of his first actions, and he did it with great relish. Every employer--big and small--pricked-up their ears and realized that hey it was ok to now treat your workers like shit. This is the era when ruthless "downsizing" became all the rage. Where before a company that laid-off workers was a mark of shame, it now became acceptable.

[459yamaha]

Reagan was 2 completely different men when comparing his governor policies to his presidential; at least in the economical standpoint (which is my favorite part of politics). He raised taxes as Gov of CA to try to fix the deficit and it actually caused a greater deficit. Luckily he learned his lesson on economics and cut taxes when he became president and won the support nobel prize winners such as Milton Friedman and Robert Mundell, both supporters of Arthur Laffer and the Reaganomics policies.

[finefilth]

There was nothing Reagan did more blatantly and openly then pandering to the Archie Bunker's of the country.

These idiots loved his message. Too bad good ol' Archie Bunker didn't realize until too late how Reagan was really out to screw him over economically.

Alot of these working-class types are still in denial about it to this day that Reagan conned them.

[459yamaha]

The real face of the Reagan Revolution also was the result of several Euro counties who followed Reagans economic policies and soon there after also saw spikes in their economy. Countries who saw 70% income taxs cut taxes and saw real increase in revenues. Say what you will about Reagan, but it is hard to disprove cold hard facts that have worked well when used properly. It is so easy to pass the resposibility of maintaining gov revenues to the wealthy but is does not promote business growth.

[finefilth]

The fact that Reagan pursued the exact same policies as president that he had as governor is why I don't buy the line that he was just a bumbling incompetent who didn't know what he was doing, just a likeable guy who was in a bit over his head. No, he consistently did the same things, over and over, pursued the same ends doggedly. He wanted the disastrous results he achieved, on both the state and national level.

[finefilth]

RIP Ronnie.. im sure you meant well.

[finefilth]

its fun to mock the dead!

[finefilth]

This lame speech was the epitome of Orwellian doublespeak... Just take everything this alzheimer victim says and the exact opposite is what he means.

Reagans REX84 authorized FEMA concentration camp gulags for the American people.... There are now a thousand FEMA camps waiting for the people who object to the neoliberal agenda these NAZi scum are about to cram down your throat.

[finefilth]

Thatcherism reaganomics stink... Millions lifted out of poverty... billions turned into useless eater economic slaves living in economic prisons.. fascism is what he brought and a complete de-industrailization of our country.. a corporate banker stooge declaring class warfare on the weak inflicting corporate parasitism on all.

All facts support my positions!

[giugnhgbvinierngvb89]

blah blah blah blah...typical rubbish demagogic communist speech. dude, go to cuba or north korea and be happy.

[finefilth]

What does conservatism mean? Well it depends on the context since its shifted around. There is traditional conservatism and then there is Reagans brand which is more crony capitalism or corporatism than anything else which btw is another word for fascism. Very different indeed.

To claim Reagan represented conservatism as its always meant before shows an absolute ignorance of what it is.

Reagan betrayed conservative and American values in support of a corporatist agenda, a traitor indeed

[459yamaha]

All facts support your positions??? ha. how about when Reagan's economic policies went into effect in1981 and shortly after, inflation was at an all time low. Unemployment was down and jobs were being created by the brave entrepreneurs who could finally afford to start a company without being taxed to death. simply put, the Laffer curve works and tax cuts create opportunity for all especially when directed towards the supply side.

[finefilth]

One of the evil fulcrums Reagan used which should have been mentioned is Milton Friedman: his economics predicated on "commodifyng" virtually everything. It is still with us today: next on the agenda, access to water

The tears that poured at Carter campaign headquarters throughout the States when he uttered his tragically proper, concession were not for his losing, but for the country that we who campaigned for him knew we would be losing

Will that country ever be retrned to the American people?

[finefilth]

When Reagan took office in California, it had the #1 educational system in the world, no homelessness, it had a healthy public health system and a thriving and well-financed infrastructure

When he left office, he had dumped the mentally ill on the streets of the Golden State, had helped Prop 13 through providing the death knell to the educational system, quit maintaining roads, allowing them to deteriorate, gutted worker safety laws and used police and Nationl Guard to attack war demonstrators

[finefilth]

Here's the difference between Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush: Every thing Bush did to you, Reagan tried to do to you - and would have done to you - had he had control of both houses of congress.

What must be remembered is that Ronald Reagan was essentially a mask - with a twinkle in its eye and a fine, Irish smile. Remove that mask and what is revealed is the twisted, hideous smirk of George W. Bush.

That's the real face of the Reagan Revolution.

[bluballzzz]

worst president of the 20th century

[pcgeekamd]

To bluballzzz.. and jimmy carter was the best?

Go take a walk on hot magma.

[exinferiz]

freedom? yes, for whom? to do what?!

[zlatanskye]

There is a direct link between the ideology of Reagan and the boom of countries like taiwan, hongkong, Ireland and now China and India.

His example and that of Thatcher have lifted !millions! of people out of poverty.

What an achievement! What a great man!

[finefilth]

Thatcherism reaganomics stink... Millions lifted out of poverty... billions turned into useless eater economic slaves living in economic prisons.. fascism is what he brought and a complete de-industrailization of our country.. a corporate banker stooge declaring class warfare on the weak inflicting corporate parasitism on all.

[Paddy234]

The boom in Ireland only benefited the few and now we are close to collapse, we need distributism now more than ever

[chukmaty]

Because overspending to cure a dept scarred world economy.

[billionaireby16]

Reagan did promise the world, but delivered nothing...

I am shocked that he did not enact Capital Homesteading, even though he had been exposed to Louis Kelso and Norm Kurland's pioneering ideas.... But, then again, he also wanted a return to the Gold Standard, but failed to enact that change.... So sad... So sad... For all this nostalgia and rhetoric of the Reagan Revolution, nothing was revolutionized except political power.

[zlatanskye]

What Reagan delivered, was nothing short of a miracle. You don't realize the enormeous powers that he was up against (and I am not talking about communism, but the financial forces within America).

[chukmaty]

we could not afford the Gold standard then or not even if we wanted to. I think he was more a believer in Milton Friedman than Austria. He delivered a lot, we have a much freer media and dialog in regards to politics for one.

He saved us from the earlier thirty years. We just needed someone as conservative as him to pick up were he left off. How the heck will one man over eight years with a congress that opposes him counterbalance decades of liberals controlling all branches of government?

[rabbitholecentral]

freedom and economic justice! Had no idea Ronald Reagan was into this! wow!

[sweetypie000]

didn't even bother to watch. No doubt he promised the world and delivered nothing.

Politicians play with lives for the benefit of themselves

[AdzOrz]

hayyyyyyyyyyy sup girl!!

these commnts are SO much fun 2 read. xX

[faanunu]

so much for that dream.

[faanunu]

Ron Paul... Reagan endorsed Ron.

[ourearthhome]

Freedom must be balanced with justice or neither seems to work. The example of the worker owners of the Perla Plantation is instructive. People will defend what they have a stake in. This country was built on the opportunity to own land as Reagan states but now a very large percentage of people own no land, many own but owe huge mortgages effectively nullifying land ownership while the wealthy own an incredibly disproportionate amount of the truly valuable land and natural resources. Stake?

[DavidChou1]

I think only landowners should be able to vote.

[ourearthhome]

That would be OK if they also were the only ones to pay taxes based on assessment of the community created value of their land. Private ownership and exclusive use of land makes sense as a practical matter but there is nothing sacred about landowners collecting community created land values via rents and sale prices. That is merely a form of parasitism by those who claim to have some God given right to charge others for access to their own planet. Are you unhappy about the end of slavery too?

[sweetypie000]

utter fool

[BBCater]

@ourearthhome Very good points. And this is what I've been saying for decades. I've called it "unbridled capitalism". Capitalism has usurped "free enterprise" in this country, and masquerades as its synonym. It is NOT. Free enterprise gives a man the ability to borrow against his property on its defined value. Capitalism lets him borrow against his history of payments on the first debt. This is the mess we are in - and it works in BOTH directions - capitalism and socialism. We spend our future.

[wildwestoutlaw]

we need another reagan