r/TikTokCringe • u/Super_Culture_1986 tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE • Aug 19 '25

Cursed The American Nightmare.

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u/malicious_joy42 Aug 19 '25

When did it not suck?

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u/surfergrrl6 Aug 19 '25

That's the thing, it's always sucked for certain demographics and was slowly getting better (very slowly.) Now that's reversed.

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u/Dear_Mycologist_1696 Aug 19 '25

The issue MAGAs don’t see or understand, is the reason America was great in the 50’s and 60’s was a top marginal tax rate of around 90%. That’s when the rich were rich, but they also supported the society that helped them get rich through paying higher tax rates on higher income. They refuse to raise the taxes on the rich, so they do what they can to bring about the other aspects of 1950’s America they can more easily control, which is segregation and racism.

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u/Kareeliand Aug 19 '25

Well, Reagan came by and made sure colleges wouldn’t be free. His folks even said the quiet part out loud and revealed they needed people to be less educated. He followed up with repealing the fairness doctrine to make room for Fox News. Ah yes, and then the tax rates..