tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post6490625971553230991..comments2023-10-26T08:02:44.948-04:00Comments on Connecticut Commentary: Red Notes from a Blue State: The New Poor And The New Social OrderDon Pescihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11167988001948356357noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-84381808713042683712011-03-16T00:29:14.610-04:002011-03-16T00:29:14.610-04:00Right, African-Americans were better off in the 19...Right, African-Americans were better off in the 1950s....they had it great back then! I bet nota a lot of people even realize that women could not go to Yale until 1969. The changes in the 1960s were not all bad....<br /><br />Couldn't someone argue that the 50s were great because of the high level of taxation, the lack of inequality, and the "fairer" capitalism we had then?<br /><br />I still take the point you are making. The assault on "traditional values" in the 60s was not all good. Still, it was nice to go to a co-ed college!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05335255849607168595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-61171644230368531282011-03-16T00:27:43.166-04:002011-03-16T00:27:43.166-04:00Right, African-Americans were better off in the 19...Right, African-Americans were better off in the 1950s....they had it great back then! I bet nota a lot of people even realize that women could not go to Yale until 1969. The changes in the 1960s were not all bad....<br /><br />Couldn't someone argue that the 50s were great because of the high level of taxation, the lack of inequality, and the "fairer" capitalism we had then?<br /><br />I still take the point you are making. The assault on "traditional values" in the 60s was not all good. Still, it was nice to go to a co-ed college!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05335255849607168595noreply@blogger.com