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[–] [deleted] 1 point 6 points (+7|-1) ago 

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[–] pray_the_gay_away 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

We also lost like 8 wars between then and now, and dropped the gold standard.

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[–] It_wont_stop 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

They dropped the gold standard way before the 50s.

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[–] Techius 3 points 0 points (+3|-3) ago 

I'm pretty sure the debt increased when Reagan was in office, 30 years ago...

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[–] FSB 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

the debt increased in all of the last 30 years, no matter who was in office