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Nearly 30 years ago, Ronald Reagan famously asked Americans, "Are you better off now than you were four years ago?" More than 60 NYCity News Service reporters fanned out through the city in the days before the historic Nov. 4 election to ask New Yorkers:
"Where do you want this country to be four years from now?"

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Irene Monogenis

Age: 66
Neighborhood: Forest Hills
Occupation: Jewelry store owner
Political affiliation: Democrat
First time voter: No

“I think there is too much wealth in very few hands.”

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Claudia Valentino

Age: 55
Neighborhood: Forest Hills
Occupation: Writer and editor
Political affiliation: Democrat
First time voter: No

“I want there to be solid, steady funding for education.”

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Herb Quinones

Age: 49
Neighborhood: Forest Hills
Occupation: Comedian
Political affiliation: Democrat
First time voter: No

“I would like to see more, not just jobs, but quality jobs.”

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Gregory Posnick

Age: 65
Neighborhood: Forest Hills
Occupation: Data processing consultant
Political affiliation: Democrat
First time voter: No

“I think that we can get both the CIA and any other contractors to stop torturing people.”

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Jo Anne Palmer

Age: 76
Neighborhood: Forest Hills Gardens
Occupation: Real estate broker
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Republican

“If we all lived on what we’d like to do, we’d all be rich.”

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Len Obsatz

Neighborhood: Forest Hills, Queens

Occupation: Kitchen Magic Inc. Representative

First Time Voter: No, “100th time voter”

Political Affiliation: Democrat

“I would love to see it out of the hole that it’s in.”

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