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• • 19 Jun 07
  • 7:46 am

  Speaking of facts, lets look at a few. 1) The Economy over the last century: The early Reagan years were an inflection point for the US economy, the start of an economic boon that was unprecedented and still persists. Look at the Dow over the last century. Post depression to mid 60s line of best fit showed consistent growth. Mid 60s to 80 flat - no growth. Early 80s to the present, a new line of best fit representing consistent accelerated growth. We have enjoyed the best of times for the last quarter century. Reaganomics worked. Pure and simple. 2) 80's …

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• • 19 Jun 07
  • 11:56 am

  FACT: Reagan's 525 electoral votes (out of of 538) is the highest total ever received by a presidential candidate.

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• • 20 Jun 07
  • 7:13 am

  lams, born in 1971- Fortunately you weren't olod enough to vote during the Reagan years, in fact your first Presidential election would have been '92. High unemployment during the Reagan years? Yes, when he took office and that was one of the reasons he beat Carter. Look at the historical data as published by the US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics which follow. Facts: 1981 7.6 1982 9.7 1983 9.6 1984 7.5 1985 7.2 1986 7.0 1987 6.2 1988 5.5 1989 5.3 So when you were old enough to get your first job in 1987, his economic policies had …

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• • 23 Jun 07
  • 10:42 pm

  Chopper- No I am not on the payroll, but I am aso not a liar. I was an Econ grad student and in my humble opinion Reagonomics worked! If you disagree, that is fine. Don't question my understaning of the economy - you were in diapers when I started studying economics. You have a lot to learn ... go learn and then pop off. When you do ... you will see the light! XXOOXX, I already have a Masters.

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• • 28 Jun 07
  • 5:13 pm

  tabonsel ...If you graduated Magna Cum Laude in Business Administration, who did you pay to take your economics classes? Did you get your degree online? Somehow you learned it all backwards! From an article on the JFK-Reagan-Bush tax-cut model ... What is strange about this story is that Democrats used to be for tax cuts. As Pete du Pont pointed out, John F. Kennedy espoused revenue-producing tax cuts when he said that “an economy hampered by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough revenue to balance our budget, just as it will never produce enough jobs or enough profits.” The Democratic …

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