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Old 02-27-2012, 05:28 PM   #1599
JPhillips
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I think some people think the 1950s were too damn liberal and progressive and that we actually need to get back to the 1850s.

Economically things were a lot more progressive. Union membership was much higher and the tax code was brutal for the top 1%.

But of course if you weren't a white male none of that mattered.
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