Reagan, worst prez in our lifetime

[earlycuyler]

Reagan cut taxes for the Rich, increased taxes on the Middle Class. Reagan was a serial tax raiser.
Tripled the National Debt, made the United States a debtor nation
Iran/Contra
Reagan funded Terrorists
Unemployment issues; Unemployment soared after Reagan’s 1981 tax cuts Reagan grew the size of the federal government tremendously - even more than the Bush Dynasty.
Reagan gave amnesty to 3 million Undocumented Immigrants
Ignoring AIDS; he refused to even utter the word
His attack on Unions and the Middle Class

GREAT THOUGHTS OF RONALD REAGAN

"A tree's a tree. How many more do you need to look at?" -- Ronald Reagan (Governor of California), quoted in the Sacramento Bee, opposing expansion of Redwood National Park, March 3, 1966

"All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk." --Ronald Reagan (Republican candidate for president), quoted in the Burlington (Vermont) Free Press, February 15, 1980

"It's silly talking about how many years we will have to spend in the jungles of Vietnam when we could pave the whole country and put parking stripes on it and still be home by Christmas." --Ronald Reagan (candidate for Governor of California), interviewed in the Fresno Bee, October 10, 1965

"...the moral equal of our Founding Fathers." --President Reagan, describing the Nicaraguan contras, March 1, 1985

"Fascism was really the basis for the New Deal." --Ronald Reagan, quoted in Time, May 17, 1976

"...a faceless mass, waiting for handouts." --Ronald Reagan, 1965. (Description of Medicaid recipients.)

"Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders." --California Governor Ronald Reagan, in the Sacramento Bee, April 28, 1966

"We were told four years ago that 17 million people went to bed hungry every night. Well, that was probably true. They were all on a diet." --Ronald Reagan, TV speech, October 27, 1964

US: 8 reasons why Ronald Reagan was the worst President of our lifetime -- Puppet Masters -- Sott.net

Criminalize Conservatism: Reagan: Worst President of Our Lifetime

Anyone want to add anything?

Not the worst by far. Sure, he may have pushed the first domino, but its thees last four worthless sacks of feces that have really screwed it up.

 

[blackhawk]

Reagan, worst prez in our lifetime

He doesn't even make the top three.

1) LBJ: 58,000+ American boys and untold Vietnamese dead over a lost cause, and the saddling of America with the socialistic welfare state morass primarily responsible for the economic mess we're in today.

2) Nixon: As corrupt as they come.

3) Carter: As inept and bungling as they come, though the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania is giving him a real run for the money.

He was not technically in my lifetime since I was born in 64 but i would put JFK in there if he was not one of the worst he was one of the most overrated in my opinion.

 

[francoHFW]

A catastrophe- and we're lucky his BS bluster didn't get hardliners to throw out Gorbrchev- who ended the USSR. Reagan ruined the nonrich and the country, produced the Pub propaganda machine disgrace, made hating the poor acceptable, and has Booosh and this depression as a legacy. The demented fool LOL.

The Demise of the American Middle Class In Numbers.

Over the past 60 years (actually 30, obviously) the American dream has gradually disappeared. The process was slow, so most people didn’t notice. They just worked a few more hours, borrowed a little more and cut back on non-essentials. But looking at the numbers and comparing them over long time periods, it is obvious that things have changed drastically. Here are the details:

1. WORKERS PRODUCE MORE BUT THE GAINS GO TO BUSINESS.

Over the past 63 years worker productivity has grown by 2.0% per year.

But after 1980, workers received a smaller share every year. Labor’s share of income (1992 = 100%):

1950 = 101%
1960 = 105%
1970 = 105%
1980 = 105% – Reagan
1990 = 100%
2000 = 96%
2007 = 92%

A 13% drop since 1980

2. THE TOP 10% GET A LARGER SHARE.

Share of National Income going to Top 10%:

1950 = 35%
1960 = 34%
1970 = 34%
1980 = 34% – Reagan
1990 = 40%
2000 = 47%
2007 = 50%

An increase of 16% since Reagan.

3. WORKERS COMPENSATED FOR THE LOSS OF INCOME BY SPENDING THEIR SAVINGS.

The savings Rose up to Reagan and fell during and after.

1950 = 6.0%
1960 = 7.0%
1970 = 8.5%
1980 = 10.0% – Reagan
1982 = 11.2% – Peak
1990 = 7.0%
2000 = 2.0%
2006 = -1.1% (Negative = withdrawing from savings)

A 12.3% drop after Reagan.

4. WORKERS ALSO BORROWED TO MAKE UP FOR THE LOSS.

Household Debt as percentage of GDP:

1965 = 46%
1970 = 45%
1980 = 50% – Reagan
1990 = 61%
2000 = 69%
2007 = 95%

A 45% increase after 1980.

5. SO THE GAP BETWEEN THE RICHEST AND THE POOREST HAS GROWN.

Gap Between the Share of Capital Income earned by the top 1%
and the bottom 80%:

1980 = 10%
2003 = 56%

A 5.6 times increase.

6. AND THE AMERICAN DREAM IS GONE.

The Probably of Moving Up from the Bottom 40% to the Top 40%:

1945 = 12%
1958 = 6%
1990 = 3%
2000 = 2%

A 10% Decrease.

Links:

1 = ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/pf/totalf1.txt
1 = https://www.clevelandfed.org/Research/PolicyDis/No7Nov04.pdf
1 = Clipboard01.jpg (image)
2 – Congratulations to Emmanuel Saez | The White House
3 = http://www.demos.org/inequality/images/charts/uspersonalsaving_thumb.gif
3 = http://www.bea.gov/national/nipaweb...able=58&Freq=Qtr&FirstYear=2008&LastYear=2010
4 = PrudentBear
4 = FRB: Z.1 Release--Flow of Funds Accounts of the United States--December 6, 2012
5/6 = Wealth And Inequality In America - Business Insider

Overview = Reagan Revolution Home To Roost — In Charts - Dave Johnson

 

[bodecea]

Reagan at Brandenburg Gate - "tear down this wall" - YouTube

When did that wall finally fall? And was Reagan in the crowd for that occasion?

 

[Darkwind]

Reagan cut taxes for the Rich, increased taxes on the Middle Class. Reagan was a serial tax raiser.
Tripled the National Debt, made the United States a debtor nation
Iran/Contra
Reagan funded Terrorists
Unemployment issues; Unemployment soared after Reagan’s 1981 tax cuts Reagan grew the size of the federal government tremendously - even more than the Bush Dynasty.
Reagan gave amnesty to 3 million Undocumented Immigrants
Ignoring AIDS; he refused to even utter the word
His attack on Unions and the Middle Class

GREAT THOUGHTS OF RONALD REAGAN

"A tree's a tree. How many more do you need to look at?" -- Ronald Reagan (Governor of California), quoted in the Sacramento Bee, opposing expansion of Redwood National Park, March 3, 1966

"All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk." --Ronald Reagan (Republican candidate for president), quoted in the Burlington (Vermont) Free Press, February 15, 1980

"It's silly talking about how many years we will have to spend in the jungles of Vietnam when we could pave the whole country and put parking stripes on it and still be home by Christmas." --Ronald Reagan (candidate for Governor of California), interviewed in the Fresno Bee, October 10, 1965

"...the moral equal of our Founding Fathers." --President Reagan, describing the Nicaraguan contras, March 1, 1985

"Fascism was really the basis for the New Deal." --Ronald Reagan, quoted in Time, May 17, 1976

"...a faceless mass, waiting for handouts." --Ronald Reagan, 1965. (Description of Medicaid recipients.)

"Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders." --California Governor Ronald Reagan, in the Sacramento Bee, April 28, 1966

"We were told four years ago that 17 million people went to bed hungry every night. Well, that was probably true. They were all on a diet." --Ronald Reagan, TV speech, October 27, 1964

US: 8 reasons why Ronald Reagan was the worst President of our lifetime -- Puppet Masters -- Sott.net

Criminalize Conservatism: Reagan: Worst President of Our Lifetime

Anyone want to add anything?

Obama, then Carter.

Worst Presidents in any ones lifetimes.

 

[Katzndogz]

obama is so bad he has to ask someone from France come help screw up our economy too.

obama is so bad that Americans are jealous of Venezuelans who got Chavez skidding on that banana peel.

 

[francoHFW]

Change the channel. You are misled. LOL

 

[Meathead]

Comparing Reagan to Obama is the same as comparing him to Carter or a lion to a pussycat.

 

[Rshermr]

Here's your Homeboy's first job. But oh god forbid, a black man could never shoot a movie with a chimpanzee and get elected to POTUS.

What the fuck are you talking about? Are you saying that's a picture of Reagan and Obama?

Nah. How could anyone think that Crusader is a racist.

 

[Meathead]

Here's your Homeboy's first job. But oh god forbid, a black man could never shoot a movie with a chimpanzee and get elected to POTUS.

What the fuck are you talking about? Are you saying that's a picture of Reagan and Obama?

Nah. How could anyone think that Crusader is a racist.

At the time no one knew "Bedtime for Bonzo" would become racist.

 

[Rshermr]

What the fuck are you talking about? Are you saying that's a picture of Reagan and Obama?

Nah. How could anyone think that Crusader is a racist.

At the time no one knew "Bedtime for Bonzo" would become racist.

Wasn't. But Crusader is.

 

[Meathead]

Nah. How could anyone think that Crusader is a racist.

At the time no one knew "Bedtime for Bonzo" would become racist.

Wasn't. But Crusader is.

Maybe, but I have no idea what "racist" means anymore. It used to mean things like wearing a white hood and burning crosses. Now it seems to automatically kick in just about anything any self-righteous twit disagrees with.

 

[Claudette]

Government grew under Reagan
Unpaid for tax cuts
Tripled the debt
Deregulation of industry
Crushed unions

Beginning of the end for the middle class

True, the government and the debt grew bigger, but the economy grew relatively far morer under Reagan.

What the hell is an "unpaid for tax cut"?

With the deregulation of industry and crushed unions, perhaps you're right in that he didn't go far enough. Still, he did one hell of a job!

Yes he did and I sure wish he were in the WH right now instead of that fuck who is.

Reagan cleaned up Carters mess in two years. That fuck has had four years already and the economy is still in the toilet and UE is at what, 7.9%. Anyone think thinks will be okay after another four years of that brainless idiot??

Reagan wasn't perfect by a long shot but he sure as hell knew how to get the job done.

 

[FJO]

Nah. How could anyone think that Crusader is a racist.

At the time no one knew "Bedtime for Bonzo" would become racist.

Wasn't. But Crusader is.

Calling a decent man RACIST is the last refuge of a totally indecent subhuman.

 

[Truthmatters]

Reagan cut taxes for the Rich, increased taxes on the Middle Class. Reagan was a serial tax raiser.
Tripled the National Debt, made the United States a debtor nation
Iran/Contra
Reagan funded Terrorists
Unemployment issues; Unemployment soared after Reagan’s 1981 tax cuts Reagan grew the size of the federal government tremendously - even more than the Bush Dynasty.
Reagan gave amnesty to 3 million Undocumented Immigrants
Ignoring AIDS; he refused to even utter the word
His attack on Unions and the Middle Class

GREAT THOUGHTS OF RONALD REAGAN

"A tree's a tree. How many more do you need to look at?" -- Ronald Reagan (Governor of California), quoted in the Sacramento Bee, opposing expansion of Redwood National Park, March 3, 1966

"All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk." --Ronald Reagan (Republican candidate for president), quoted in the Burlington (Vermont) Free Press, February 15, 1980

"It's silly talking about how many years we will have to spend in the jungles of Vietnam when we could pave the whole country and put parking stripes on it and still be home by Christmas." --Ronald Reagan (candidate for Governor of California), interviewed in the Fresno Bee, October 10, 1965

"...the moral equal of our Founding Fathers." --President Reagan, describing the Nicaraguan contras, March 1, 1985

"Fascism was really the basis for the New Deal." --Ronald Reagan, quoted in Time, May 17, 1976

"...a faceless mass, waiting for handouts." --Ronald Reagan, 1965. (Description of Medicaid recipients.)

"Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders." --California Governor Ronald Reagan, in the Sacramento Bee, April 28, 1966

"We were told four years ago that 17 million people went to bed hungry every night. Well, that was probably true. They were all on a diet." --Ronald Reagan, TV speech, October 27, 1964

US: 8 reasons why Ronald Reagan was the worst President of our lifetime -- Puppet Masters -- Sott.net

Criminalize Conservatism: Reagan: Worst President of Our Lifetime

Anyone want to add anything?

I still think Bush was worse

 

[Truthmatters]

File:US Debt Trend.svg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


If you hate us being in debt you should hate the republican party

 

[DiamondDave]

Just in my lifetime.. who was better??
Johnson?? Probably the 2nd worst foreign policy president during my lifetime, and expanding entitlements immensely...
Nixon?? We all know Watergate knocks him down, but is not as bad as many historians and common folk state. Pretty good with dealing with China etc, but not anything great even before you factor in the scandal.
Ford?? Basically a placekeeper
Carter?? Probably the worst president in the 2nd 1/2 of the 20th century.. Well, not probably, definitely...
Bush I?? Had a chance, but reneged on issues. Cowered to the UN..
Clinton?? Hate to say it but maybe the 2nd best president during my lifetime, if only because the guy worked across the table...
Bush II.. Not as bad as the lefties like to portray. I have to applaud his gumption and his stance not to blame others for situations he was in. But fiscally horrid...
Obama?? With a chance to be even worse than Carter... Expanding entitlements, spending like a drunken sailor.. May take decades to repair what this man has brought upon the country...

No.. Reagan was a damn good president.. With faults like every man and every leader... but the positives FAR outweigh the negatives

 

[Harry Dresden]

Change the channel. You are misled. LOL

take your own advice Frankie.....LOL........

 

[Harry Dresden]

Reagan cut taxes for the Rich, increased taxes on the Middle Class. Reagan was a serial tax raiser.
Tripled the National Debt, made the United States a debtor nation
Iran/Contra
Reagan funded Terrorists
Unemployment issues; Unemployment soared after Reagan’s 1981 tax cuts Reagan grew the size of the federal government tremendously - even more than the Bush Dynasty.
Reagan gave amnesty to 3 million Undocumented Immigrants
Ignoring AIDS; he refused to even utter the word
His attack on Unions and the Middle Class

GREAT THOUGHTS OF RONALD REAGAN

"A tree's a tree. How many more do you need to look at?" -- Ronald Reagan (Governor of California), quoted in the Sacramento Bee, opposing expansion of Redwood National Park, March 3, 1966

"All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk." --Ronald Reagan (Republican candidate for president), quoted in the Burlington (Vermont) Free Press, February 15, 1980

"It's silly talking about how many years we will have to spend in the jungles of Vietnam when we could pave the whole country and put parking stripes on it and still be home by Christmas." --Ronald Reagan (candidate for Governor of California), interviewed in the Fresno Bee, October 10, 1965

"...the moral equal of our Founding Fathers." --President Reagan, describing the Nicaraguan contras, March 1, 1985

"Fascism was really the basis for the New Deal." --Ronald Reagan, quoted in Time, May 17, 1976

"...a faceless mass, waiting for handouts." --Ronald Reagan, 1965. (Description of Medicaid recipients.)

"Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders." --California Governor Ronald Reagan, in the Sacramento Bee, April 28, 1966

"We were told four years ago that 17 million people went to bed hungry every night. Well, that was probably true. They were all on a diet." --Ronald Reagan, TV speech, October 27, 1964

US: 8 reasons why Ronald Reagan was the worst President of our lifetime -- Puppet Masters -- Sott.net

Criminalize Conservatism: Reagan: Worst President of Our Lifetime

Anyone want to add anything?

I still think Bush was worse

i concur......

 

[Luddly Neddite]

One Obama Deficits > Any Reagan Budget

One Obama Deficit > All Reagan Deficits