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LoisB

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4. 1980? The year this country elected St. Ronnie the Divine instead of re-electing Jimmy Carter.

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Tue Aug 19, 2025, 01:59 PM

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Or, 1981? when Jack Welch became CEO of General Electric. If I remember correctly, it was Welch who began the destruction of U.S. manufacturing by firing Americans and sending those jobs to third world countries.

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