Lexual Does The 80s #2: The Rich and Poor Under Reaganomics (Patreon)

The Rich and Poor Under Reaganomics | Lexual Does The 80s #2

Ronald Reagan has been mythologized as a man who saved the economy, made new millionaires, created new homeowners, solved unemployment, and championed the middle class. What was real and fake? And how was wealth achieved at the expense of the quality of life of the lower class? In this episode of Lexual Does The Eighties, we’ll be discussing the rich and poor under Reaganomics. **84 articles and book sources are listed on my patreon for just $1, along with 39 archival footage videos for further viewing.** [1980s, 1984 Elections, Trickle down economics, conservatives, government cheese, cocaine, ketchup as a condiment, Leona Helmsley, I Love The 80s. Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, corporate raiding, greed is good, Wall Street, Gordon Gecko, PATCO, unions, starve the beast, Jodi Foster, Miami, cocaine cowboys, Morning again in America, Sandra Day O Connor, Walter Mondale, Gary Hart, Jesse Jackson, Michael Jackson, Malls, privatization, Bruce L. Schulman, Jamaica, What was travel like in the 1980s, Spring Break in 1980s, South Florida Drug Task Force, Colombia, Pablo Escobar, Charles Murray, The Welfare Game] 0:00- 3:08 Ketchup As A Vegetable Controversy 3:10- 3:59 Theme 4:00- 7:01 PATCO Strike 7:02-9:09 Budget Cuts and The Liberal Threat 9:10-11:14 Trickle Down Economics 11:15-13:17 1981 Assassination Attempt 13:18 - 14:09 Immediate Tax Cut Consequences 14:10-16:09 Government Cheese + Poverty 16:10-18:20 The Farm Crisis and Farm Aid 18:21- 20:17 Changes in Employment 20:18-25:52 The Welfare "Choice" 25:53-27:44 Crime and The Theories of Charles Murray 27:45-33:07 Miami and The Cocaine Cowboys 33:08-34:15 The Boom in Tax Shelters 34:16- 36:00 The Booming Stock Market 36:01 - 36:56 The Rise of Leona Helmsley 36:57- 40:51 Doubts About Reagan's First Term 40:52-41:59 Reagan's 1984 Placebo Campaign 42:00-46:05 The 1984 Democratic Contenders 46:06-47:11 The Charm of Ronald Reagan 47:12-48:29 The Presidential Debates 48:30-51:58 Analyzing The 1984 Election Votes 51:59-55:25 Privatization, and like, Shopping 55:26-58:48 New Foods and Tech 58:49-1:00:20 Debt 1:00:21-1:04:34 1980s Travel 1:04:35- 1:05:43 Celebrity Culture 1:05:44-1:06:53 The Fall of Leonna Helmsley 1:06:54-1:07:38 Wall Street Greed Exposed 1:07:39-1:09:04 The Keating 5 and The Savings and Loans Industry Bust 1:09:05-1:10:49 Bruce Springsteen and Conclusion 1:10:50-1:11:21 Credits Love the content? Support for $1/month on https://patreon.com/intelexualmedia Sources, essays, exclusive videos, a podcast, reading lists, and much more are available ON PATREON.