Middle class jobs were leaving America and Reagan pushed the national debt over $1 trillion dollars. And college tuitions were skyrocketing. Tufts students were complaining about an $8,000 a year tuition.
Yeah - I went to a rust-belt high school in the 80's, and remember all the excessive pessimism. On my return visit this spring, I got to see how the story unfolded.
Burned out buildings. Unpaved streets. City reverting to wildland.
Things truly fell apart. The center could not hold.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_%26_Me
Middle class jobs were leaving America and Reagan pushed the national debt over $1 trillion dollars. And college tuitions were skyrocketing. Tufts students were complaining about an $8,000 a year tuition.
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1980/2/25/students-at-tuft...
...Fortunately, everything has turned out swell.
http://admissions.tufts.edu/tuition-and-aid/tuition-and-fees...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_bankruptcy
http://useconomy.about.com/od/usdebtanddeficit/a/National-De...