Bush-Reagan Debate 1980 on Taxes

It's kinda long but interesting as we see the same things debated today. Cutting spending -vs- Cutting taxes.

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[kyleAkuhn]

George Bush for President... is the equivalent of electing Joe Biden in 2016... & his son "Beau" 10 years later!

God Help Us All!!! - Ronald Reagan was one of the Best Presidents ever! , Less Government!! + economic Prosperity = The Best America!!! (not europe, if you want to be like europe just say so... don't dance around the question!)

... The Sad thing is Rick Perry looks like him, Mitt Romney sounds like him , But Ron Paul Thinks Like Him the most!!! (Less Government + More Freedom!)

[LocoGroove]

@TeslaDRay I'm no Obama fanboy, but it's disgusting that you actullay compare the worst president ever to Obama. Obama isn't even close to Bush jr aka the biggest joke ever.

[somoneydriven]

In a rhetorical sense at least, this is basically the difference between Ron Paul and Mitt Romney, Paul being Reagan and Romney being Bush. This kind of civility as well, you don't see much in modern politics but you see it between Paul and Romney. Reagan and Bush were much better public speakers than Paul and Romney though.

[1035ttobin]

@ChannelingusLLC Interesting analogy...BUT look at who was president before Reagan...The 1970s, Post-Civil Rights years was when the economy began to drop..Corporations also began to trickle out on Carters watch. Reagan actually improved the economy and Clinton carried out his policies into the 90s. We had an economic boom in the 90s because of Reagan..Carter would have bankrupted this country if he would have been given 4 more years, however, Obama is carrying that legacy on now!

[1035ttobin]

@ChannelingusLLC Interesting analogy...BUT look at who was president before Reagan...The 1970s, Post-Civil Rights years was when the economy began to drop..Corporations also began to trickle out on Carters watch. Reagan actually improved the economy and Clinton carried out his policies into the 90s. We had an economic boom in the 90s because of Reagan..Carter would have bankrupted this country if he would have been given 4 more years, however, Obama is carrying that legacy on now!

[1035ttobin]

@Rattapax Yes companies that are too big to fail are the same as forming trusts (which are ILLEGAL!) Since the government supports bailouts the government has entered a trust with the business...Theirs the conundrum..If McDonalds goes bankrupt than that should be the end. We need to end corporate welfare for good!

[ChannelingusLLC]

@1035ttobin Ronald Reagan's entire program can be summed up like this: Reagan gave the American economy a shot of methamphetamine which made us all feel really good for a while but then the meth wore off and we found ourselves in an even worse state of affairs and craving more. I disagree that Reaganomics even worked at all, the only thing that worked was the traditional Keynesian spending - we spent in peace like we historically only did in wartime.

[Rattapax]

@1035ttobin I think government should break up companies that are too big to fail. It's been done before. But, the government has been blocking unnecessary mergers, which obviously keeps companies from getting "too big to fail." And keeps the market more competitive, obviously.

[1035ttobin]

@Rattapax I agree...Reaganomics worked for its time..Because we have lost alot of of manufacturing and labor output we need to focus on bringing this back. America needs to start producing and less consuming. Basically, we need to go back to "prime the pump" economics and instill confidence back into consumers and investors. Most imporatantly we need to protect capitalism, crack down on corporate lobbying, and eliminate bailouts to "to big to fail corporations".

[1035ttobin]

@rohanmarkjay Your an idiot..Your sources do not have in truth or intellectual thought what so ever! Stop having an opion until you grow a brain....dumbass!