Reagan's Deregulation Unleashing Economic Forces and Reducing Government Control

In reality, he increased government spending, cut taxes and turned the United States from a creditor to a debtor nation. During his presidency, ... Yet from a long-term perspective, conservatives achieved an enduring transformation of American politics and society. Liberals did not disappear, but they ... While much of their political partnership was based on smart gamesmanship, Reagan, the Republican, and O'Neill, the Democrat, could put aside ... During his long rise to political prominence, President Ronald Reagan had been no friend to Social Security. He had repeatedly questioned its ... Much is being written about Ronald Reagan's successes in economics, politics and foreign affairs. Just as important was how he responded to his failures. The benefits to the average American will be striking. Inflation -- which is now at double digit rates -- will be cut in half by 1986. The American economy will ... The Reagan Administration took office at a time of high inflation, slow economic growth and nationwide concern about the United States' ability to maintain its ... Those are impacts that spurred long-lasting changes. Because the economic downturn that preceded Reagan was halted and corporations received a ... Ronald Reagan associated himself with optimism and renewal for the United States of the 1980s; under his presidency it was, as his famous 1984 ... When Republicans strategize about how to deal with China today, many of them point to President Ronald Reagan's confrontational approach toward the Soviet ...