Next Tuesday all of you will go to the polls, will stand there in the polling place and make a decision. I think when you make that decision, it might be well if you would ask yourself, are you better off than you were four years ago?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Reagan prompts voters to evaluate their personal economic well-being as a measure of political success.
- In plain terms
- Ask yourself if your life is better now than four years ago before voting.
- What can you take from it?
- Personal financial improvement is a key indicator for voting decisions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines being better off?
- Does this ignore inequality?
Another view
It ignores broader societal gains that may not immediately help individual voters.
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