The Reagan years? Surely you jest. Things went well cause he spent like a drinken sailor, and didn't raise taxes. He left that to Bush who got summarily thrown out of office. I wll say Reagan was one great speaker and one great motivator (and an actor btw). But here's a guy who got to office by attacking phony "welfare queens" and who began his campaign in Missippi at the site of the murder of civil rights workers. Since you, fs are color blind, you certainly took umbrage at that.

And another thing. In my life I have rarely heard an older person say things were "better" back in the day. It is not surprising people say it now. I will probably do the same when I am 80.