After the interviews I realized that the state of the economy presents different opportunities for every individual. Each of the people I interviewed experienced during their time some type of economic distress, a moment when the economy was robust, or financial failings. You can say that our economy subsists by cycling. However, just because two people lived at the same time when the economy was at a certain point, that does not mean they experienced the same thing. Every one lives in different conditions. Some better than others and that plays a bigger role on how someone describes their experience. Also, values play an important part in this as well. After taking the interview, I analyzed my results and realized that some people would find reagan as the best president because of the policies he implemented. Both of my interviewee's found him as the best of all presidents they have known, because at that time the economy was robust, businesses and people were thriving. Although, this may be true, I did not live during the Reagan era. The only thing that I find as a result to his work is the current condition of our society. What I see is a hotbed for capitalist destruction because of Reagan's deregulation on businesses and banks. Again, my values are different, so it makes much more sense tha I would prefer FDR as my favorite.
We also share a common concern as to whether the the economy should be regulated by the government or not. One of my interviewee's grew up around communist ideals and makes sense for him to see that a government regulated economy as not ideal. While the other raised around capitalist ideals believes that the government should regulate the economy. This is not to say that all born in America has the same notion, because we don't. However, the reason for the differences are apparent. how a person perceives the time they live in, how they go about describing their economy and their leaders wil never share the same reason.
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