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How did the USA go from robust trade unions, a 94% tax rate on the wealthiest, and toasting with the Soviets on VJ Day to union busting, a 30% tax rate on the wealthiest, and CIA backed military juntas in Latin America in less than 30 years?

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Why are so many of South and Central America's most populous cities at higher elevations while almost none of North America's are?

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How did the USA go from robust trade unions, a 94% tax rate on the wealthiest, and toasting with the Soviets on VJ Day to union busting, a 30% tax rate on the wealthiest, and propping up authoritarian military juntas in Latin America in less than 3 decades.

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How did the USA go from robust trade unions, a 94% tax rate on the wealthiest, and toasting with the Soviets on VJ Day to union busting, a 30% tax rate on the wealthiest, and CIA backed military juntas in Latin America in less than 30 years?	5631
Why are so many of South and Central America's most populous cities at higher elevations while almost none of North America's are?	144
How did the USA go from robust trade unions, a 94% tax rate on the wealthiest, and toasting with the Soviets on VJ Day to union busting, a 30% tax rate on the wealthiest, and propping up authoritarian military juntas in Latin America in less than 3 decades.	0