Is Reagan-worship a false religion?

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Today's Teabagging oppositionists like to deify the late Ronald Reagan as the epitome of all they supposedly hold dear...small government, less regulation, low taxes.


Actually, all they really hold dear is power and money, but let's see how realistic their Ron-worship is:





...on government's role, where Reagan's influence is considered greatest, it was actually modest.




He didn't reduce its size.




In 1980, federal spending was 21.7 percent of the economy (gross domestic product); in 1988, it was 21.3 percent -- essentially the same, though there was some shift toward defense.




Entitlements (Social Security, Medicare) were not contained. If they had been, today's budget debates would be unnecessary.




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http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/02/11/the_real_reagan_legacy_108852.html
 
They argue that Reagan's tax cuts explain the 1980s' economic revival, when the more important cause was controlling the inflation that had bred four previous recessions (1969, 1973, 1980, 1981).


Once inflation fell, so did interest rates, and the economy recovered rapidly.


Imagine Reagan's re-election prospects if double-digit inflation had persisted.


There would have been no "Morning Again in America."


Despite cuts in tax rates, the overall tax burden dropped only from 19 percent of GDP in 1980 to 18.3 percent in 1989.


Little of this matters to the politicians and pundits who use Reagan for their own purposes. History be damned.












http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/02/11/the_real_reagan_legacy_108852.html
 
Even the title of the thread is pathetic.....it does deserve a WTF is the moron talking about....Thank god for the ignore list....
 
bravo said:
Even the title of the thread is pathetic.....it does deserve a WTF is the moron talking about....Thank god for the ignore list....
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Translation: Blabo cannot refute facts, so he hides in fear and pretends his lies are true.
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Another lying 'tard pwned and shamed into silent submission by my humble self.
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Weren't you just thanking your invisible master for the ignore list? What happened?

Can't you even cave correctly?
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Here's your High Priest-ass bowing to the idol of Ray-gun:


 
Here's the Quitter on Twitter singing praise to Holy Ronald:



 
Here we see Mittzie the Mass Mormon forsaking Joe Smith and magic underwear for the Gospel of Ronnie:



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This phony imagery of “welfare cheats” persisted and helped lay the groundwork for cuts to programs that help the poor, including children.




Reagan’s most famous statement—“Government is not a solution to our problem. Government is the problem” has become the unofficial slogan for the recent resurgence of right-wing extremism.




The rants of Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh, the lunacy of Tea Party, the policy ideas promulgated by propaganda outfits like the Cato Institute and the Heritage Foundation masquerading as think tanks and the takeover of the Republican Party by its most conservative wing were all incubated during the Reagan years.




Indeed, they all claim to be carrying out the Reagan Revolution.




What did that revolution bring us?




Many Americans credit Reagan with reducing the size of government.




In reality, he increased government spending, cut taxes and turned the United States from a creditor to a debtor nation.




During his presidency, Reagan escalated the military budget while slashing funds for domestic programs that assisted working-class Americans and protected consumers and the environment.


Not surprisingly, both George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush followed in Reagan’s footsteps.












http://www.thenation.com/article/158321/reagans-real-legacy
 
bravo said:
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Are you saying Reagan decreased government spending, or, as usual, is your witless retort a childish insult unsupported by facts?



Reagan significantly increased public expenditure, primarily the Department of Defense, which rose (in constant 2000 dollars) from $267.1 billion in 1980 (4.9% of GDP and 22.7% of public expenditure) to $393.1 billion in 1988 (5.8% of GDP and 27.3% of public expenditure); most of those years military spending was about 6% of GDP, exceeding this number in 4 different years...






http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reaganomics
 
Return of Dune said:
Why don't you go ahead and prove that even one thing Rootbeer posted above is untrue, Bravo?
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I normally ignore the lies and bullshit, to refute every liberal pinhead lie would take all 24 hours of day...

but for you.....I'll read just one of his bullshit posts....

Pinhead claim.....
In reality, heincreased government spending , cut taxes andturned the United States from a creditor to a debtor nation.
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The fact is....the US debt at the end of Carters term was already about $995 BILLION DOLLARS.....

So the underlined above is bullshit.....

Now the pinhead will move the goalposts with different claims and say "gotcha, gotcha, gotcha".......thats standard procedure for pinheads.
 
bravo said:
I normally ignore the lies and bullshit, to refute every liberal pinhead lie would take all 24 hours of day...but for you.....
The fact is....the US debt at the end of Carters term was already about $995 BILLION DOLLARS.....So the underlined above is bullshit.....Now the pinhead will move the goalposts with different claims and say "gotcha, gotcha, gotcha".......thats standard procedure for pinheads.
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Poor Blabo. There's just so much you do not understand, isn't there?


I didn't say there was no national debt.


I said that Reagan turned us from a creditor to a debtor nation.


You don't know what those terms mean, plainly.


What Does Creditor Nation Mean? A nation with a cumulative balance of payment surplus. A creditor nation has positive net investment after recording all of the financial transactions completed between it and the rest of the world.

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/creditor_nation.asp


No need to thank me, dumb fuck.




Now, it's true that the national debt was around $900 billion when your God took office...here's what he did:




National debt rose from $900 billion to $2.8 trillion during Reagan's tenure....




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reaganomics#Impact




Now, mention '57 states' again, ignoramus.
 
I assumed you weren't stupid enough to blame any president for something he has no control over like the debtor nation status, my bad....
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What Does Debtor Nation Mean?

A debtor is a nation with a cumulative balance of payments deficit. A debtor nation has negative net investment after recording all of the financial transactions it has completed worldwide.

Nations that have invested fewer resources than the rest of the world has invested in them are known as debtor nations. In 2006, The United States was the world's biggest debtor nation, posting a trade deficit of more than $61 billion and total debt of trillions of dollars.

One of the biggest contributors to America's status as debtor is the availability of inexpensive manufacturing capabilities in China, as more and more U.S.-based businesses spend vast amounts of money in China for that purpose.
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SO you're talking about something no President has control of.....namely the trade deficit and investments and/or financial transactions the nations business's have completed worldwide.

Its like saying Reagan is responsible for the availability of inexpensive manufacturing goods from China or the fact that the nation, as a whole, imports China's goods or any foreign country's goods.....

In other words ..... its still bullshit....and far removed from the OP......

Now....back on ignore asshole.......
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