"Are You Better Off Today Than You Were Four Years Ago?"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Ronald Reagan asked this in 1980.  I've seen the tape.

JL

On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 8:00 AM, Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:

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> I would be interested in any suggestions as to the origin of the
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> ear question, "Are you better off today than you were four years ago?"
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> n is some version of it first recorded?  When was it popularized?
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> Fred Shapiro
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