D. Elisabeth GlasscoReagan's extensive use of dog-whistle racism, which consisted of subtly coded messages, received insufficient media coverage at the time and has largely been disregarded in contemporary narratives. One group of people he continually harangued were people on public assistance, who he unilaterally relegated to “leech“ status.
While Governor of California, Reagan repeatedly targeted social service programs and “throwing the welfare bums out.”
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