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To the editor:
George Bush is running for president largely on his claim that the Reagan-Bush administration has brought the nation eight years of prosperity. This is certainly true for the rich among us, but while the rich have got richer, the poor have got poorer, and the “prosperity” has been put on the bill of the average
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