... era. Kevin Phillips decides to present this statement also, but in a unique way by comparing the Regan era with two other important periods in American history, the post Civil War Gilded Age and the Roaring Twenties. There are twenty-eight to thirty-six year cycles that occur with regard to economic policies, according to Phillips. With each cycle comes new perspective and ... time that led to the rich prospering while the middle class and poor seemed to suffer. Prior eras where conservatives where in charge, such as the Roaring Twenties and the Gilded Age produced the same results. Phi...

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... era. Kevin Phillips decides to present this statement also, but in a unique way by comparing the Regan era with two other important periods in American history, the post Civil War Gilded Age and the Roaring Twenties. There are twenty-eight to thirty-six year cycles that occur with regard to economic policies, according to Phillips. With each cycle comes new perspective and ... time that led to the rich prospering while the middle class and poor seemed to suffer. Prior eras where conservatives where in charge, such as the Roaring Twenties and the Gilded Age produced the same results. Phi...

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... book. The topics that were touched upon alludes to these current times. The author compares the years President Reagan held office to two previous Republican heydays, the 1920s and the Gilded Age of the late 19th century. I was excited to find this book based on the title and book description, mainly because I felt I was going to get a book of facts that would ... almost impossible to plod through the text. As for the construction of the U.S. economy, by 1989 concentration of wealth, mounting debt and financial recklessness were present enough of the Gilden Age. And also in the 1920s to...

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• Grade Level: High School