Reaganomics Its Lasting Impact on American Economic Growth

Reagan's economic legacy is mixed. On the one hand, tax reduction and a tightening of interest rates by the Federal Reserve led to a record period of peacetime ... During his second term as President, significant progress had been made toward accomplishing a genuine détente between the United States and the ... Reagan 's plan led to landmark bipartisan cooperation — in the sense of Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill uniting to defeat it. Baker ... Though as governor of California Reagan signed the California Environmental Quality Act and opposed destructive dam and highway projects, the ... In his 1997 State of the Union address, President Clinton announced his plan to balance the budget for the first time in 27 years. Later that year, he signed ... President Ronald Reagan's (1911–2004) importance in the consideration of American federalism is attributable to executive branch policies that diminished the ... In 1986 Reagan obtained an overhaul of the income tax code, which eliminated many deductions and exempted millions of people with low incomes. At the end of his ... Historians reflect on former President Ronald Reagan's legacy in U.S. politics ... Richard, what would you say would be the most enduring feature ... It was Ronald Reagan's happiness, his optimism, his enjoyment of life and his undying belief in the inherent goodness and spirit of the American people that got ... America's 40th president is remembered for reaching across the political aisle and for forging unlikely alliances.