Marks on 29 May 2012
| bouzane said: Worst: Ronald Reagan + Staunch environmentalist - Massive deficit spending - Staggering unemployment rates (10%+) - One of the greatest sponsors of terrorism ever - Support for NASA and commercial space exploration proved rhetorical - Opposed segregation of Church and State - Escalated the War on Drugs - Counter productive Immigration Reform and Control Act Such a mind blowingly, god awful president in almost every way imaginable. I was going to name Bill Clinton as the best but a bit of research has lessened my respect for him. |
+ Cut taxes from an astromical 70% down to a still too high but much more reasonable 28%
+ Raised goverment revenues from $244 billion in 1980 to $446 billion in 1989
+ Increased GDP by 36% during his presidency
+ Environmentalism, as you mentioned
+ Ended the cold war, Berlin Wall taken down
- Pointless/expensive war on drugs
- Increased deficit ($994 billion -> $2.9 trillion)
- Added more trade barriers
- Increased poverty (12% -> 15%) and unemployment (7% -> 11%)
I'm torn whether or not he was good. I like the tax cuts and environmentalism but the deficit spending, war on drugs and higher unemployment really hurts.
