Instead of chasing after retailers using the old standby of return on assets, consider a variation: Go for companies whose ROA measures will remain unscathed if and when rulemakers lower the boom on lease accounting.

FORBES: Retailers

Moreover, as Reynolds notes, both Census and CBO data showed real income gains for every income group over this period, with accelerating, even faster gains for lower income groups as the Reagan boom went on.

FORBES: The Equality Of Reaganomics