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Miserable and Broke in the US? Blame Reagan | Dark Dives

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The End of the School Lunch Program

In 1988, Ronald Reagan proposed a budget that cut an additional $750 million from the federal school lunch program and food stamp benefits. "To him, welfare was something that people just took advantage of," says CNN's John Sutter. The endless attacks against those who relied on federal assistance were almost always racially motivated,. But for some reason, Reagan is America's darling to many conservatives and Republicans.

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