America in the 1970's

From a youtube comment on a video of Chicago in the 1970's:

In the 1970's a typical job paid enough for an apartment, a car, and extra money left over to save for the future. In the 1970's there was no AIDS, no mass shootings, and no cell phones. There was no cable TV and people still shopped at the Malls. Most jobs were only 40 hours a week and paid benefits. The president of the USA did not boast of breaking the law and there were no homeless people sleeping in doorways and alleys. This was before Ronald Reagan and the Republicans seized control of the government, grew the deficit, and destroyed the tax laws. There were still mental institutions and retirement homes to care for people who were suffering. There were no continual wars overseas and America had peaceful intent. Compared to today, it was a decent country to build a life in. Today, America is a prison by comparison...


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