Obama is no Reagan

Reagan believed government was the problem.
Obama believes government is our only hope.

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• 2009

[doctorpsycho1960]

Obama is the anti-Reagan. Reagan crippled the government, cut rich people's taxes, gutted vital services and tripled the national debt. Obama will restore the government to complete functionality, restore the graduated income tax, rebuild our infrastructure and balance the budget.

[Barch78]

@doctorpsycho1960

Unbelieveable! Reagan did have a distrust for government. If he crippled it, no harm done! Cutting "Rich people's" taxes ended up raising revenue for the government. Why this hatred for the rich? They pay most of the taxes. What do you consider "vital services"? Welfare? Entitlements? Debt is tied to spending. Reagan's deal with the Democrats was misguided. They were supposed to CUT spending as he agreed to a tax increase. They reneged! Obama wants to divide us.

[doctorpsycho1960]

@Barch78 "If he crippled it, no harm done". There is your faulty premise right there.

It's not unrelated to the right-wing notion that any amount of damage done to the biosphere is irrelevant, because it can always absorb more punishment.

And no, Reagan's tax cuts did not raise government revenues. You can say that over and over (you have for the last 30 years), but it won't come true.

[Barch78]

What does biosphere have to do with this? Facts: Revenue in 1980: 956 Billion. In 1988 it was 1.154 Trillion with tax cuts. Fact is when you reduce excessive tax rates, you stimulate growth, reduces tax avoidance, and shift more of the tax burden to the so called rich. Clinton's 1993 tax increase had the opposite effect. Don't believe it, watch for all the economic activity that happens this year because the "rich" try to avoid tax increases next year as the Bush tax cuts don't get renewed.

[MrTabby5000]

@Barch78

then why was there a deficit when he left office of 4 trillion?reagan loved spending money as much as the democrats,but reagan wasted the money on star wars that didnt even work,

[Barch78]

@MrTabby5000 4 Trillion? It's obvious you don't know what you're talking about.

[fabes0011]

People who can't stand it that another has more than they do. So, they get the government to take money from others and give it to them through welfare and etc. Hard work and learning to become better and more efficient worker with networking added too. This philosophy would help to get a better job and more money for you and your family.

[MrTabby5000]

@Barch78

and causing deficits that went through the roof.Yes look at history he cut the wealthy taxes and the deficits went up.

[hoosier44]

Star Wars didnt work? There wasn't one you Moron. That was a trick on the Russians. You probably weren't even born yet. Don't comment on stuff when you don't know what the F*** youre talking about.

[MrTabby5000]

@Barch78

yes he entered with a debt of 2 trillion(carter) and left with a debt of 4.5 trillion,he didn't want to balance the budget.Look it up.

[MrTabby5000]

Reagan was for nobody but for the wealthy.

[MrTabby5000]

@AtlasShruggery

Oh yes trickle down just didnt trickle.

[AirCargoHeavy]

Not only is Obama no President Reagan, Obama's supposed eloquence is more the result of reverbs and styrofoam Greek columns than anything born from inspiration. He's an effete, effeminate pretender to the Presidency and a disgrace to it.