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President Carter – Governor Reagan 1980 Debate

The only debate in 1980 between President Carter and Governor Reagan.

Duration : 0:2:21


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25 Responses to “President Carter – Governor Reagan 1980 Debate”

  1. Andy can you tells …
    Andy can you tells us which of the “57″ states you live in. You moron!!!

  2. I need to go …
    I need to go educate myself? Well, that’s what I’m doing in college right now and I’m almost done getting my B.A.

    Why don’t you go educate yourself, instead of taking everything for granted by Conservative Pundits such as Fox News.

  3. What we need is a …
    What we need is a Great Leader that will come and do the right thing and cut this Gordian Knot.

  4. That is a pure …
    That is a pure Punzi scheme !!!

  5. 13 trillion dollars …
    13 trillion dollars in debt, disgusting !!!!!

  6. If government was …
    If government was treated like a corporation, it would have declared bankruptcy one hundred years ago.

  7. He was not able to …
    He was not able to privatize social security and destroy the disaster of Medicare and Medicaid.

  8. He was not able to …
    He was not able to pass his whole agenda, but he got some of the important stuff done.

  9. Reagan came in with …
    Reagan came in with his economic plan, he said it was going to simulate growth of the economy and it did.

  10. Overall he lowered …
    Overall he lowered the tax rates, there was some minor tweaking of the lower rates.

  11. Tax cuts had no …
    Tax cuts had no bearing since they would have had to have had to hire more people to fill the jobs.

    Reagan ended up raising taxes in 1982 and 84 and 87 after his tax cut so negated most of the cuts.

  12. Industry is the …
    Industry is the bread basket of our country.

  13. They are basically …
    They are basically like farmer in other words.

  14. But where did …
    But where did companies like Apple and Microsoft get the additional money to invest in their expansion and R&D programs? Hint: not from poor people. Not from Tip O’Neil.

  15. Like your self.
    Like your self.

  16. It is those evil …
    It is those evil rich people who do all the creating of jobs and research and development.

  17. It was those Reagan …
    It was those Reagan tax cuts that made easier for Apple and Microsoft, etc., to put more money into hiring employees and research and development.

  18. Evening Tbone

    …
    Evening Tbone

    The thing about the growth it was not related to what Reagan implemented. after his tax cuts he raised taxes not lower them (except for the rich)

    What prompted the growth was the advent of the Apple in 1977 then a few years later Microsoft and a few other computer companies and the desire by people to start owning personal computers.

    Reagan was at the right place at the right time, but had very little impact on our economic growth.

  19. You are not on a …
    You are not on a fake MS/NBC debate show. So stop parroting Keith Olbermann and go and educate your self.

  20. andyx1205

    There …
    andyx1205

    There you again, Spreading disinformation, Reagan Inherited a bad economy with high unemployment, interest rates, and inflation. His economic plan which he implemented midway into his first term as president, ignited one the longest peace time periods of growth in US history, which continued into the Clinton administration and beyond.

    You really don’t know what you are talking about, all you are doing is giving us Liberal spin.

  21. MoeGreensRightEye on February 20th, 2010 at 8:20 am

    Clinton put the …
    Clinton put the debt on the back burner until the republicans took over congress in ‘94 and forced his hand. The result? Welfare reform (big success) and the surplus.

    Stop rewriting history.

    Sorry. His-tory.

  22. Of course median …
    Of course median income decreased under Reagan. In 1989 median household income in the US was $4,000 greater in real terms than it was in 1981. And we all know that when income goes up by $4000, it’s actually a decrease. Somehow.

    And of course it was great when we the government had $200 billion of our tax dollars. It’s always better when Washington is holding more of the money that belongs to the people that earned it in the first place.

  23. Of course …
    Of course unemployment went up under Reagan. In January of 1981 the unemployment rate was 7.5, and it was 5.4 in January of 1989. And we all know that 5.4 is a larger number than 7.5 Duh.

    And of course the poor got poorer under Reagan as well. By the time he left office, more poor people had microwaves, color TV’s, automobiles, and air conditioning than at any other time in history.

  24. That must be a …
    That must be a sarcastic post, because of you look at the statistics, unemployment rose during Reagans time, the rich got richer and the poor got poorer. The median income actually decreased or stayed the same while the wealth of the rich rose substantially. It wasn’t until Bill Clinton’s administration that the Debt was cleared and the country had a surplus of $200 Billion, which George Bush Junior up.

  25. I agree. Reagan …
    I agree. Reagan was a disaster domestically. Unemployment and inflation both plummeted during his eight years as president. Median income rose and Americans enjoyed what was at the time the longest peacetime expansion in history. So by all accounts his domestic policies were clearly a failure.

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