quote:Originally posted by tcf531:quote:Originally posted by ferrellj:quote:Originally posted by kperk014:quote:Originally posted by elinterventor01:
Reagan has little to do with the economics of the Shoals. Much of the nation prospered, unemployment dropped and hyper inflation ended.
The unions destroyed the Shoals economy in the late 70s and into the 80s, not Reagan.
Exactly, Decatur without unions was doing quite well in the 70's and 80's.
Yep, Decatur was doing great in the 80s, they were the city with higher unemployment than the shoals at 36%
If Decatur really had 36% unemployment (I would like to see your source) it was because of the total destruction of the US economy that took place at the end of the 70s. Guess who was in the White House and who controlled congress at that time? That's right. jc and the dimocrats and I'm not talking about Jesus Christ.
The only thing I've found so far says that "In 1990, the unemployment rate in Morgan County was 6.48 compared to 6.83 for the state." This is from The City of Decatur Department of Community Developement. IF their unemployment was 36% in the 80s, Reagan and Bush must have done one heckuva job to lower it almost 30 points by 1990.
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