The Legacy of Ronald Reagan A Powerful Force in American History

President Reagan considered regulatory relief, in which the Department of Labor was destined to play a major part, one of the cornerstones of the Economic ... In reality, he increased government spending, cut taxes and turned the United States from a creditor to a debtor nation. ... Ronald Reagan. The Reagan NLRB aggressively reversed precedents, and narrowed workers' rights, and workers are still feeling the effects of a number of key decisions made by ... The Reagan administration did not propose changes in the legislation affecting health, safety, and the environment, but it reduced the number of new regulations ... In 1980 Ronald Reagan was elected President by an electoral vote of 489 to 49 over ... for education in the United States. More specifically, it is 6.8 ... Reagan calls for “New Federalism” in his State of the Union address, advocating less federal spending and more state initiative to solve social and economic ... Among many other things, Reagan was known for his staunch anti-communist policies and is often credited with helping to bring about the end of the Cold War and ... Reagan's final legacy is that he reignited Americans' optimism and restored Americans' faith in the presidency. We had become very pessimistic in ... The efforts of academics, conservative think tanks, and political leaders on emphasizing markets and reducing government paid off after the election of ... Ronald Reagan shattered the illusions of détente by redefining the nature of the Cold War between the West and Soviet communism, and adopting a strategy that ...