BA Deere, I was 11 years old when this speech was given, I've had the privilage to grow up in a Post Reagan country. The whole time I was in high school, college, I was the out spoken "conservative" agaisnt all the liberal teachers, union leaders, and anyone else that came along. I might be the only college student ever in the history of America that the teachers union sent a representative to come talk to me during class. ( the last I saw him he was running out the building) I was the leading force in getting a professor fired because he wasn't worth a **bleep**, so I decide enough was enough and took care of.
One problem in the last 25 years,,,,Unions,,,,the 2nd, Corporate greed, NO CEO is worth millions and millions of dollars in salaries and bonuses. In the last 25 years we have redefined what the "amerian dream" is. Its to get everything paid for by someone else, and sit on your butt. This is the new American dream. To be a lazy bum and not give a **bleep** about anybody, anything, or themselves.
What also happened was that the big shot didn't make enough money if we are not at war. War is a huge money maker.
Farmers had the toughest time in a geneartion when Reagan was in office, and I remember the word Reagan wasn't a great name in my neck of the woods. But when you look at what Reagan did, how he did, Reagan was probably one of the best presidents the country ever had. There was no talk of New world Order, or spending more money, or raising the minimum wages. Reagan in the speech you post talkes of spending less, when was the last time any president said spending less.
Alot has changed in 25 years and I well be very long time before we get back to that.
