a bystanders view on the us noise that is made here
*JimH* wrote:
You want facts?
Fact: Reagan inherited an economy from Carter with double digit inflation,
double digit interest rates and gas shortages.
Fact: Ronald Reagan's tax cuts resulted in a financial boom with government
revenue substantially increasing during his 2 terms.
Fact: Reagan cut federal spending as a share of the GDP almost 1% during
his 2 terms.
Fact: Reagan is the only president in the last forty years to cut
inflation-adjusted non-defense outlays, which fell by 9.7 percent during his
first term.
Fact: Reagan cut the budget of 8 agencies out of 15 during his first term
and the budget of 10 out of 15 during his second term.
Fact: Reagan brought the USSR to its feet (financially) with them trying to
compete with our Strategic Defense Initiative and a continued space program.
This was one factor in bringing out the collapse of the USSR.
Fact: Reagan was one of the most popular US Presidents in history, getting
525 of 538 electoral votes and 59% of the popular votes in the 1984
election.
How about 'dem apples Len?
Job well done!
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Skipper
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