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? asked in Politics & GovernmentGovernment · 10 years ago

Honestly, why was Reagan considered a good president?

Reagan sent the deficit skyrocketing, he cut social security and caused a severe homeless problem, he raised taxes in 1981, which put us catastrophically in debt, he cut school funding, and he claimed that trees cause more pollution than cars do. Yet, you republicans look upon Reagan as a god, He screwed us over, and set us back so bad that were still in debt because of him. You claim "Duuurrrr, he created 16 million jobs" Yet he caused an unemployment rate of 10%, and most of those jobs were created by building nuclear weapons. Clinton who was a Democrat, added over 21 million jobs during his 8 years plus balanced the budget and left with a huge surplus.

Honestly conservatives, WTF?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    10 years ago
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    Peace, prosperity, victory over tyranny, resurgence of pride in America.

    The real question is, why do liberals resent that record so?

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    A lot of think that bring down the Soviet Union and thereby freeing millions of people and ending the Cold War was a good thing. Only a fool would suggest the Reagan is responsible for more debt than the Obama and the Congressional democrats who have done so much spending. Under Reagan federal revenues TRIPLED but the dems spent all of that and more. You can look it up if you care about the facts more than just parroting talking points.

  • 10 years ago

    - 16 million new jobs (it bears repeating)

    - You forgot to mention he reduced the total unemployment and inflation rates by the largest margin in presidential history.

    - Ended the cold war. This eliminated perhaps the biggest threat to human existence in world history.

    - Restored the faith in America by Americans

    Perhaps you are unaware that Reagan made a deal with a Democrat Congress that required them to enact spending cuts to get the budget under control. They renegged on the promise.

    Reagan started with higher unemployment, inflation and interest rates than Obama. And look what happened! We could use a man like him leading our nation today, instead of a bystanding divider.

    (P.S. - if you liked the fiscal responsibility of the late 1990s, then you should like Newt Gingrich. If you don't like the irresponsibility now, or of the Reagan presidency, ask yourself who controlled Congress. When discussion turns to how to fix an economy, liberals typically promote deficit spending. So do you like balanced budgets, or deficit spending?)

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    coming from a large liberal individual, who has a management place interior the democratic occasion, all although be it very small, reagan grew to become right into a superb president. sure he's the bench mark for different republican presidents, yet he unquestionably grew to become into notably bipartisan. He dealt with the opportunity of communism particularly nicely, Mr. Gorbachev did tear down his wall. As a liberal he grew to become right into a stable president using fact of his tax coverage. The tax shape in his era unquestionably had a fashion greater tax cost on the rich. The gipper grew to become right into a notably stable president dispite his C-checklist action picture star action picture occupation previous it

  • 10 years ago

    I was an adult during those years. Jobs were plentiful and they paid well. It was longest peacetime expansion in our history. And Reagan ended the Cold War.

    Too bad it wasn't a Democrat who did that. But it WASN'T.

  • Mike
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    As a Hollywood actor, he was able to convey integrity, competence and folksiness without actually possessing any of those qualities. People often confuse actors and the roles they play.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    Several years of economic growth. Challenging the Soviet Union. Those are for starters.

  • 10 years ago

    He wasn't a good President , This is just another right wing myth. Terrorism against the US exploded under Reagan and he did nothing. 250 marines did in a bombing in lebanon and he cut and ran, The bombing of The pan am plane in scotland 200 people died and he did nothing.

  • 10 years ago

    because he looked good standing next to a chimp. same reason we liked MJ.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    25 years of uninterrupted economic growth.

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