Reagan's Economic Boom and the Growth of Income Inequality

Ronald Reagan aimed to reduce government size and influence. He believed in cutting taxes, spending, and regulations to give more power to states. Reaganomics refers to the economic policies of Ronald Reagan, the 40th US president, serving from 1981 to 1989. Reagan's success in changing the terms of the American policy debate affected Canadian public policy. Conservatives belatedly stimulated a ... Ultimately, by striving to end the nuclear arms race and avoid Armageddon, he contributed to the dynamics that led to the dissolution of the ... In his 1985 State of the Union address, President Ronald Reagan called upon Congress and the American people to stand up to the Soviet Union, what he had ... Reagan ran for governor in 1966 on a conservative platform: fiscal responsibility, limited government, cracking down on student protests and welfare reform. Ronald Reagan associated himself with optimism and renewal for the United States of the 1980s; under his presidency it was, as his famous 1984 ... He believed that foreign assistance should be part of a larger foreign policy strategy to promote economic growth and democracy in the ... Although the crime rate has steadied and declined in certain areas, the level of 'street' crime is still extraordinarily high. With the fiscal crisis in the ... When President Reagan took office, he promised to rebuild the nation's defenses, restore economic growth, and trim the size of the federal government.