My Vietnam survivor friend told me in the late ’60s I think,……”My Copper? No matter who you vote for, its always the same gov’t that gets in”. Every president in my memory, after they get into the White House, they always get taken over by foreign special interests.
Things just got worse and worse, even during Ron Reagan. ’81-’89 boost in globalization. Big tax breaks to buy foreign made machinery. The so called Reagan defense build up to over ride private sector job losses. Then papa Bush got 4 more years ’89-’92. The Fed jacked up rates and created a recession before his second term campaign so he would not get elected. Right after that, they dropped rates back down.
The Clinton, ’92-’00 STRONG DOLLAR POLICY?? you guys remember that?? If you were a gold bug you were PISSED off constantly. Gold down to $250/oz? Siver $4/oz?!! If you a manufacturer you remembered all the factories closing down. 1980 to 2001.