Reagan's Policies A Legacy That Continues to Shape America

Perhaps Reagan's greatest contribution to our political discourse today was his unflinching belief in immigration as a source of American ... Ronald Reagan liked to tell stories. · Humor and amiability weren't the only reasons Reagan was the most successful president of the last half- ... Reagan is the only Republican president that Democrats do not evaluate negatively, though the elder George Bush also gets relatively neutral ... His economic agenda -- known as Reaganomics -- was characterized by tax cuts, deficit spending and lower inflation. On the domestic front, President Ronald Reagan implemented policies to reduce the federal government's reach into the daily lives and pocketbooks of Americans, ... As Nancy promised to continue to spread awareness of the dangers of drugs to American youth through campaigns such as “Just Say No” the president informs of his ... “Millions of Americans today have had to tighten their belts because of the economic conditions,”. President Reagan said in a news conference, “and it's time ... President Ronald Reagan, in a March 1983 speech, unveils his Strategic Defense Initiative that was intended to develop missile defense systems that would make ... President Reagan's policies sparked a major debate about the role of government. He favored less government intervention, promoting free enterprise and ... In his reign, these tax cuts lowered the marginal tax rates from 78% to a mere 28%. For those unaware, a marginal tax rate is the additional ...