Young people have heard of this mythical time — but it was no myth, it was real. And when they ask, „When did this all end?“, I say, „It ended on this day: August 5th, 1981.“

Beginning on this date, 30 years ago, Big Business and the Right Wing decided to „go for it“ — to see if they could actually destroy the middle class so that they could become richer themselves.

And they‘ve succeeded.