Reagan's Deregulation Agenda A Boon for Business, a Burden on Consumers?

Reagan's domestic policies had a major impact on the American people and have had for many years. He followed up the passage of the largest tax cut in U.S. ... America's 40th president is remembered for reaching across the political aisle and for forging unlikely alliances. Reagan strongly believed that American ingenuity could conquer technological obstacles. This belief is what drove his pursuit of SDI, despite ... Contents · 6.1 Escalation of the Cold War. 6.1.1 Strategic Defense Initiative · 6.2 Reagan Doctrine · 6.3 Central America and the Caribbean. 6.3.1 Invasion of ... 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 ... The only movie actor ever to become president, he had a remarkable skill as an orator that earned him the title “the Great Communicator.” His policies have been ... 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 ... As president, he challenged many of the politically liberal programs that had dominated the federal government since the New Deal, and throughout his presidency ... As the nation's attention turns back to the fractured debate over immigration, it might be helpful to remember that in 1986, Ronald Reagan ... 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.