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Isn't that what President Bush did?
And Wilson, Roosevelt, Kennedy, Johnson....
Isn't that what President Bush did?
Govt. spending was indeed too high but the benefits of that spending are what many here overlook. Reagan set a record for vetoes but in order to destroy the Soviet Union and stimulate the economy he had to compromise with Democrats who controlled the House. In spite, a 60% growth in Federal Income tax revenue with tax cuts is something that liberals want to ignore just like the growth in govt. revenue AFTER the Bush tax cuts. Economic activity is what grows revenue more than tax increases.
It matters not what your garden grows if you must comsume more than that to survive.
Ahhh you go further back to Reagan trickle down did not exactly work!!
Do you think we would be having this discussion if Obama created 17 million jobs and had a 1.7 trillion dollar debt? He would have been nominated for Sainthood.
What Reagan did was create a peace dividend that was squandered. What do you think the cost would be today for the build up of our military in the 80's that destroyed the Soviet Union? IF someone told you they were going to create 17 million jobs, double GDP, increase tax revenue, stimulate individual wealth creation and destroy the Soviet union for a 1.7 trillion dollar debt, what would you say?
Indeed, but he would have also "invested" more than that in all manner of income redistribution programs.
No, thank you. Because at the same time we also commited to more than that in added federal gov't spending by "negotiating" that deal with congress critters. :roll:
Unfortunately depending upon your leanings our govt. is based upon a Representative democracy and having "congress critters" that have to be dealt with. It really is time for term limits at the Federal level.
We have them now - they are called primary elections. The problem is that it takes billions to even have a chance to run, that is offered mainly to incumbents (and carefully selected challengers) only - as is free press, since anything that the incumbents say is "news". DC is run by and for the big campaign contributors and their loyal lobbyists, we the sheeple are simply fooled into voting for only those that they offer up to us as "viable" candidates.
technically yes, he did, 900 billion to 2.6 trillion during his term but what we got for it made it worth it, something liberals will never understand.
You cite much of the Reagan myth yet ignore much of the Reagan reality:
"Reagan's Liberal Legacy" by Joshua Green
Also note that Reagan increased the U.S. national debt 188.6% during his eight year term.
http://www.skymachines.com/US-National-Debt-Per-Capita-Percent-of-GDP-and-by-Presidental-Term.htm
What Reagan did was create a peace dividend that was squandered. What do you think the cost would be today for the build up of our military in the 80's that destroyed the Soviet Union? IF someone told you they were going to create 17 million jobs, double GDP, increase tax revenue, stimulate individual wealth creation and destroy the Soviet union for a 1.7 trillion dollar debt, what would you say?
Do you not undertsand that the Siviet Union was going bankrupt back in the Nixon presidency they knew it was a matter of time. I haveto correct you on one thing or raised the debt 189%. Regan did not destroy the Soviets they did that all on their own. Talk about a clear rewrite of history. Still the debt almost tripled under Reagan, isnt this what you are griping about under Obama?? I know Reagan is the right god but when it came to spending he was in fact the worst of the bunch
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Do you not undertsand that the Siviet Union was going bankrupt back in the Nixon presidency they knew it was a matter of time. I haveto correct you on one thing or raised the debt 189%. Regan did not destroy the Soviets they did that all on their own. Talk about a clear rewrite of history. Still the debt almost tripled under Reagan, isnt this what you are griping about under Obama?? I know Reagan is the right god but when it came to spending he was in fact the worst of the bunch