[Rudey]

Originally posted by Phasad1913
While I don't see why you would post this in this thread, here we go.

1) AIDS. How much more did AIDS spread since he "REFUSED to fund any AIDS research"? Why didn't he? Think about it.

2) When you don't have money and the economy is in the tank you cut programs OK? He didn't do it on his own. This isn't a dictatorship. Those tax cuts and raises aren't passed by him alone. How would you have supported those programs? Hard answers.

CON 4.1) Why did it increase? Since you're doing research why don't you tell us? What happens if immigration into the country increased? That's just something I'm throwing out there and I'm not saying it's that at all. I'm just saying you're throwing things out and not doing any research at all. You just copied and pasted. Good for you.

CON 5) You talk about a deficit as if you understand economics. You don't. Just stop. It's not a partisan thing. Funny how you want to support social programs and think the money just comes from nowhere. Yes tax breaks often go to the rich. Why? Do the research and tell me what percentage the rich pay in taxes.

Con 6) So what?? When and how is this measured?? Again, so what? What does that show? Do you know? No your research is copying and pasting. Good for you.

Con 7.1) Why don't you explain a capital gains tax to me Mr./Ms. Researcher. Hmm what does this have to do with Reagan doing something bad?? It's not even a con even though it's a poor statement to make to start with.

Con 7.2) Again, how is this something bad about Reagan? And what economists praised it? You're the researcher. Do you know? No your research is copying and pasting. Good for you.

Con 8.1) Again, how is this something bad about Reagan?

Con 10.1) Why is savings not rising a bad thing? If money goes into another good that is an investment such as a house, it's not saving. Do you even have any clue at what saving does in the economy? Do you even understand a simple statement like "the Fed raised rates"??? Yes that's all related.

Con 11) Clinton did nothing. If you want to make irrelevant statements then deal with the fact that a recession followed the boom of businesses that thrived under Clinton when their bubbles burst.

-Rudey
--Good job resear...I mean copy-and-paster who knows nothing.



I have a degree in Political Science and will soon begin working on my JD so I don't know too much, other than the basic level that the students at Chicago receive, about economics and to be honest, most American's don't. What MOST Americans DO know about is everyday life and I know that everyday people in large numbers in this country (like my parents) were not happy during his administration. So you and ktsnake can talk all day long about providing proof, researched data etc. and while I, too, respect those qualifyiers when talking about history and other parts of society, I also feel that peoples' general livelihoods determine whether or not a pres. is "good" or successful. If you and your's prospered during the "Reagan Revolution" great, but that does not mean every other section of the nation did as well and you shouldn't talk to or treat people who had differing experiences or memories badly just because you feel the way that you do.

Oh, and not to put you out there, Rudey, but didn't you say that you only recently moved to the U.S.? Were you even here during the Reagan Administration?

A) No I put it out there that I recently received my citizenship. Quote me and yes I was here for the Reagan Administration. Furthermore since we want to play the relevancy game, I came from Iran. Perhaps you've heard of the Iran-Contra scandal? Yes? No? Maybe so? So basically while you lived with the domestic consequences I will forever live with the foreign consequences. Thanks for making my points seem more relevant.

B) As for you knocking all the proof away and making it a popularity contest: I never came on trying to make Reagan to be the best of the best. People assume. You assume. If we were to do it on popularity, Reagan wins hands down.

C) I understand some may not have been touched by him but don't put lies out there. In fact don't come into a thread where they're remembering him through praise and post this stuff - most of it irrelevant or lies. People have a choice what they want to see on tv, switch the channel. Do that here. Nobody told you that you couldn't speak.

-Rudey