tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4817618840776532991.post7550325314725434999..comments2024-03-28T09:11:03.191-07:00Comments on bikelovejones: America is what it is, and I am who I am.bikelovejoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16141991025526354179noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4817618840776532991.post-61790918964423531802017-10-31T20:24:06.471-07:002017-10-31T20:24:06.471-07:00you're a few years younger than i am, but i to...you're a few years younger than i am, but i too came of age during the reign of st reagan: i got my MBA in 6/82 from one of the top 10 schools in the nation. our graduating class, excluding those who were put through the program by their employers, had a 'no job offer at graduation' rate of 40%. 40%, for a top tier MBA program. <br />i bought my first house in Dec 1984. the mortgage rate was 14% because we got a discount as first time home buyers, with 20% down.<br />yeah, the 1980s. they SUCKED, but the 2017+ era? all my friends cheering the 'return to the good ole days'? the days of 'separate but equal'? suburbia? women/blacks/jews knowing their place? <br />i do not have the words to express my disgust and fear.Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836345873601125705noreply@blogger.com