BREAKING: Jeb Bush drops out of presidential race

[johnsobas]

fatslob-:O said:

barneystinson69 said:

I never stated that. His economic policies are the reason the US faced a recession (as well as a massive deficit).

Really ? I remember the Black Monday been caused by program trading, not Reagan's tax reforms ... 

All things considered I think Reagan was successful in reducing inflation and financially ruining the Soviet Union so I see these things as a plus in my book ... 

As for the spending deficit that on both parties equally since it's CONGRESS that controls government budgets, not the president ...

the president can't control inflation.  It's not even possible.  The reason inflation slowed so much is because Paul Volcker kept raising interest rates over and over again breaking the cycle of inflation.  It has NOTHING to do with the president.  The stock market crashing is directly related to that as well, as raising interest rates to 20% severely damages the economy.  If they did that now the economy would completely collapse and the US would default on it's debt.  Tax policy barely even matters in that kind of economic environment.

The soviet union basically bankrupted themselves.

I like Reagan a lot more than most politicians but what you said is just wrong.