Comments on: President Carter – Governor Reagan 1980 Debate

By: andyx1205

andyx1205 — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:20:23 +0000

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.

By: pholland

pholland — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:20:23 +0000

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.

By: pholland

pholland — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:20:22 +0000

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.

By: MoeGreensRightEye

MoeGreensRightEye — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:20:21 +0000

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.

By: pholland

pholland — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:20:21 +0000

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.

By: tbone4sure

tbone4sure — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:20:20 +0000

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.

By: tbone4sure

tbone4sure — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:20:20 +0000

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.

By: Actongue

Actongue — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:20:19 +0000

Evening Tbone

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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.

By: tbone4sure

tbone4sure — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:20:18 +0000

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

By: tbone4sure

tbone4sure — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:20:18 +0000

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.