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From: Horgad	7/30/2019 2:22:50 PM
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Was Richard Nixon the last true liberal president? Or maybe just the last one who managed to push through a significant piece of liberal legislation? It is an old article/interview, but I think with the upcoming elections it is interesting to look back at previous liberal presidents and forward to the current candidates. huffpost.com "In the 1950s and 1960s, before Nixon took office, minimum wage stayed on track with productivity. However, that pattern fell off in the next decade. After six years of stagnant wages and escalating costs of living, the Nixon administration stepped in — in 1974, Nixon signed an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act. That law raised wages by more than 40 percent. "

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