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Originally Posted by T@T
Nice short story's but what was the alternative at the time?
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Lots of different options. The reason the economy stunk and there was massive inflation was because of of the OPEC oil embargo and the impact it had on the economy and then the domestic instability caused by Watergate. It took a full term from Carter to begin to get the ship righted. Reagan's tax cuts were the absolute worst thing that he could have done, and it showed in both the huge jump in unemployment and then Reagan's subsequent increases in taxes. I can't believe that anyone who was alive at that time doesn't have an understanding of the world situation and the negative impact Reagan had on, not only the United States, but on the world in general. The instability he created in Central and South America was unprecedented. JFC, people were certain we were headed toward nuclear war and the destruction of the planet with "Ronnie Raygun" at the helm! The guy made mistake after mistake. The only thing that people remember correctly about him was his "tear down this wall" speech. Beyond that everything else is a total fabrication and contradiction of what really happened. Thankfully we have a generation of activist conservatives to rewrite history and name as many buildings and airports as they can to make people forget the facts. Keep up the good work in that regard!