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Originally Posted by tony404
Minimal government is a myth, during the rights Jesus Reagan there were the largest tax increases in the history of the country during peacetime.
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Surely you are embellishing the truth to prove a point.
Need I remind you that Ronald Reagan cut the top tax bracket from 70% to 28%.
I suggest you review this page before you post any more on this topic:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reaganomics
As to minimal government... Need I also remind you that Reagan cut the budget of eight agencies out of fifteen during his first term, and ten out of fifteen during his second term.
Review this handy chart:
If you also recall Reagan pushed for the line item veto for this entire tenure. Why? Because of the pork laden bills being sent to him by congress. Did you forget this? It takes two branches of government to drive deficits to the moon.
There is no need to butcher history to accommodate your agenda.