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Title: 8 reasons why Ronald Reagan was the worst President of our lifetime
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Published: Dec 13, 2011
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8 reasons why Ronald Reagan was the worst President of our lifetime Add a comment Robert Sobel's photo Robert Sobel , Orlando Liberal Examiner December 3, 2011 - Like this? Subscribe to get instant updates. 169 Share Print Email If you ever happen to come across a Republican on television these days, chances are that you will hear the name Ronald Reagan. Recent Republican debates are the perfect example of the love fest that the current Republican party has for Reagan as each candidate name drops the former president at every turn. If you only listened to conservatives you would think that Jesus Christ was the only person above Reagan on the totem pole of conservative love. They talk about his love of low taxes, less government and conservative family values. The problem is that when you step out of the conservative dream and come back to reality, you find that not only was Ronald Reagan a bad president, but he was one of the worst presidents we've seen in modern times. Reagan's policies have destroyed the United States for three decades, and for the eight years he was in office, here are eight reasons why Ronald Reagan was the worst president of our lifetime. 1. Reagan cut taxes for the Rich, increased taxes on the Middle Class - Advertisement Ronald Reagan is loved by conservatives and was loved by big business throughout his presidency and there's a reason for it. When Reagan came into office in January of 1981, the top tax rate was 70%, but when he left office in 1989 the top tax rate was down to only 28%. As Reagan gave the breaks to all his rich friends, there was a lack of revenue coming into the federal government. In order to bring money back into the government, Reagan was forced to raise taxes eleven times throughout his time in office. One example was when he signed into law the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982. Reagan raised taxes seven of the eight years he was in office and the tax increases were felt hardest by the lower and middle class. 2. Tripling the National Debt - As Reagan cut taxes for the wealthy, the government was left with less money to spend. When Reagan came into office the national debt was $900 billion, by the time he left the national debt had tripled to $2.8 trillion. 3. Iran/Contra - In 1986, a group of Americans were being held hostage by a terrorist group with ties to Iran. In an attempt to free the hostages, Ronald Reagan secretly sold arms and money to Iran. Much of the money that was received from the trade went to fund the Nicaragua Contra rebels who were in a war with the Sandinista government of Nicaragua. When the scandal broke in the Untied States it became the biggest story in the country, Reagan tried to down play what happened, but never fully recovered. 4. Reagan funded Terrorists - The attacks on 9/11 by al-Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden brought new attention to international terrorism. All of a sudden, Americans coast to coast wore their American flag pins, ate their freedom fries and couldn't wait to go to war with anyone who looked like a Muslim. What Americans didn't realize was that the same group that attacked the United States on 9/11 was funded by Ronald Reagan in the 1980s. Prepping for a possible war with the Soviet Union, Ronald Reagan spent billions of dollars funding the Islamist mujahidin Freedom Fighters in Afghanistan. With billions of American dollars, weapons and training coming their way, the Taliban and Osama Bin Laden took everything they were given and gave it back to the United States over a decade later in the worst possible way imaginable. 5. Unemployment issues - When Ronald Reagan came into office 1981, unemployment was at 7.5%. After Reagan cut taxes for the wealthy, he began raising taxes on the middle and lower class. Corporations started to ship more jobs out of the United States while hiring cheap foreign labor in order to make a bigger profit. While corporations made billions, Americans across the country lost their jobs. As 1982 came to a close, unemployment was nearly 11%. Unemployment began to drop as the years went on, but the jobs that were created were low paying and barely helped people make ends meet. The middle and lower class had their wages nearly frozen as the top earners saw dramatic increases in salary. 6. Ignoring AIDS - By the time the 1980s came around, AIDS had become one of the most frightening things to happen to the country in recent memory. No one understood what AIDS and HIV really was and when people don't understand something, they become scared of it. The fear of the unknown was sweeping across the country and Americans needed a leader to speak out about this horrible virus, that leader never came. Instead of grabbing the bull by the horns and taking charge, Reagan kept quiet. Reagan couldn't say the words AIDS or HIV until seven years into his presidency, a leader not so much. 7. Reagan gave amnesty to 3 million Undocumented Immigrants - In today's GOP, the idea of any immigrant staying in the United States whether they are legal or illegal isn't something that conservatives embrace. What might shock them is that in 1982 Ronald Reagan gave nearly 3 million undocumented workers amnesty. The biggest reason for undocumented workers coming to the United States is because corporations hire them at a cheaper rate than they would an American citizen. All the laws that would have cracked down on companies who hire undocumented workers were, of course, removed from the bill. 8. His attack on Unions and the Middle Class - The Republican war on unions and the middle class has been heating up in states like Wisconsin and Ohio, but it has been going on for a long time. Unions are formed to give a united voice to the workers in an attempt to create fairness between the corporations and their employees. On August 3rd, 1981, PATCO (Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization) went on strike in an effort to get better pay and safer working conditions. Two days later, taking the side of business, Ronald Reagan fired 11,345 workers for not returning to work. Suggested by the author: Giving Obama credit for the Unemployment rate during his administration Grover Norquist says raising taxes on the middle class isn't a tax increase Michele Bachmann believes teaching Evolution is censorship (VIDEO Included) Using social media and the internet to break through right-wing lies Newt Gingrich wants to drug test people who receive unemployment and food stamps Ronald Reagan, a bad apple Ronald Reagan, a bad apple Credits: google.com Related Topics #Ronald Reagan #GOP #Republican #Conservative
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#34. To: Rotara (#30)
Season's Greetings to you, and good luck in your travels. Stay safe.
Well where the wind takes you I wish you Fair Winds and Following Seas. And hope you won't think I'm too selfish to hope that we may continue to hear your voice - so to speak. ;-) Merry Christmas to you! Shipping out? We shall miss you. Maybe that's where Dak went.....he had the pirate way about him. : ) " If you cannot govern yourself, you will be governed by assholes. " Randge, Poet de Forum, 1/11/11 "Life's tough, and even tougher if you're stupid." --John Wayne
btw, Tom. is this is an attempt for you to deflect attention away from the FACT that you were sucking fObama's tail pipe exhaust last "s"election cycle ? just askin'
Dak and I invested in a chain of Islands in the Atlantis.
I've been lookin' for Atlantis, mate. Ye, sea wenches best be savin' some treasure fer me. : )
" If you cannot govern yourself, you will be governed by assholes. " Randge, Poet de Forum, 1/11/11 "Life's tough, and even tougher if you're stupid." --John Wayne
you'll hear me. and it'll be LOUD. V only has one thing on me. and i'll never tell what that is. e-he-he. how many days until '12 ? i love you Brother. forever appreciative.
Better looking? Nicer pad? Running water? Better tunes on his jukebox.
Thanks. And blessings. I've always liked Flamenco music. no. he never left his home country. he lived alone in the shadows the whole time with a singular purpose and no others. p&l later. And to all a good night.
Heh, same here, though if it has pretty enough señoritas dancing to it, so much the better.
Si, amigo. Buenos Nachos. Que el mismo amigo.
I was stranded up in Calgary, Alberta, on a family vacation when that went down. Dad rented a crappy 4-door sedan and we drove all the way down to Salt Lake City to catch a flight back to DFW. The pain was doubled since we suffered the drive under Jimmuh Cawtah's 55mph national speed limit...,
#35. To: Rotara (#30)
BTW, I want to wish you and all my friends here a Merry Christmas. I'm shipping out here soon and then may never traverse the Internets again. God I hope not anyway. ;-)
MERRY CHRISTMAS
#36. To: Rotara (#30)
I want to wish you and all my friends here a Merry Christmas. I'm shipping out here soon
#37. To: tom007 (#0)
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams 
#38. To: abraxas (#36)
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams
#39. To: Rotara (#38)
#40. To: Original_Intent (#35)
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams
#41. To: Rotara (#40)
V only has one thing on me.
#42. To: Original_Intent (#41)
#43. To: Rotara (#40)
i love you Brother. forever appreciative.
#44. To: Ferret (#42)
Better tunes on his jukebox.
#45. To: Original_Intent (#41)
Better looking? Nicer pad? Running water?
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams
#46. To: All (#44)
#47. To: Original_Intent (#44)
#48. To: Ferret (#47)
Heh, same here, though if it has pretty enough señoritas dancing to it, so much the better.
#49. To: Original_Intent (#48)
#50. To: tom007 (#0)
On August 3rd, 1981, PATCO (Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization) went on strike in an effort to get better pay and safer working conditions. Two days later, taking the side of business, Ronald Reagan fired 11,345 workers for not returning to work.
-Alex Kurtagic
#51. To: abraxas (#22)
i'm too late again: "This video has been removed by the user."
"...as long as there..remain active enemies of the Christian church, we may hope to become Master of the World...the future Jewish King will never reign in the world before Christianity is overthrown - B'nai B'rith speech http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/luther.htm / http://bible.cc/psalms/83-4.htm
#52. To: AllTheKings'HorsesWontDoIt (#51)
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#53. To: Ferret (#52)
NDAA Section 1031: Read the facts, sign the petition.
#54. To: randge (#53)
Thanks.
#55. To: Ferret (#54)
We're on the road to war. We are already prepositioning troops in Jordan for action against Syria. There's no war abroad without repression at home.
#56. To: Ferret (#54) (Edited)
The alternative press is crackling with reports of the military buildup in Jordan. (link fixed)
#57. To: Rotara (#37)
So you supported John and Sarah? Or did you show how important you were by not voting? Just askin. deflect attention away from the FACT that you were sucking fObama's tail pipe exhaust last "s"election cycle ? just askin
"Satan / Cheney in "08" 
#58. To: tom007 (#57)
deflect attention away from the FACT that you were sucking fObama's tail pipe exhaust last "s"election cycle ? just askin So you supported John and Sarah? Or did you show how important you were by not voting? Just askin. Bingo. We have a winner.To: Rotara
#59. To: abraxas (#17)
No the transparency was during his campaign. He did something positive during his campaign? Do tell.....
As Gary Lloyd said, "When the government’s boot is on your throat, whether it is a left boot or a right boot is of no consequence."
#60. To: farmfriend, abraxas (#59)
His transparency was murky, at best. I always attributed an ulterior motive to every utterance he's ever made. His hidden background was just the start of his life of deception.
-Alex Kurtagic
#61. To: X-15, abraxas (#60)
I was being sarcastic. That post was more trouble than it was worth. His transparency was murky, at best. I always attributed an ulterior motive to every utterance he's ever made. His hidden background was just the start of his life of deception
As Gary Lloyd said, "When the government’s boot is on your throat, whether it is a left boot or a right boot is of no consequence."
#62. To: tom007 (#0) (Edited)
RR last served this nation as president over 23 years ago and he died in 2004. That this thread has gotten more than 60 replies shows me how little we realize the danger of the current occupant poses to our last remaining freedoms. I'd switch out a DEAD RR over this Kenyan tomorrow. I think I need a new ping list. I'll call it "Political Deflection."
#63. To: Eric Stratton, Shoonra (#4)
I thought that everyone knew that they got worse with every election. That being the case the Kenyan is the worst ever. Of course if you take into account that he is just a squatter and not really eligible to be president maybe you could make the case that he's not the worst one we've ever had, since he really isn't the president, but as long as some folks insist that he is the president I will tell them that he is the worst ever. Worse than Reagan and worse than Dumbya. And I thought that the bottom had been knocked slam out of the barrel with Dumbya but the Kenyan knocked the bottom out of the barrel and started digging.
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. Lord Acton
The human herd stampedes on the fields of facts and the valleys of truth to get to the desert of ignorance. Saman Mohammadi
The only difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. Albert Einstein
"...if the military is going to defend our freedoms, then we need freedoms to defend. Our freedoms must be restored before the military can defend them..." Lawrence M. Vance
Você me trata desse jeito só porque eu sou preto. Junior (my youngest son)
#64. To: Jethro Tull (#62)
Yessir--and I wasn't any big fan of Reagan either but he was better than the Kenyan by a long shot. I'd switch out a DEAD RR over this Kenyan tomorrow.
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. Lord Acton
The human herd stampedes on the fields of facts and the valleys of truth to get to the desert of ignorance. Saman Mohammadi
The only difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. Albert Einstein
"...if the military is going to defend our freedoms, then we need freedoms to defend. Our freedoms must be restored before the military can defend them..." Lawrence M. Vance
Você me trata desse jeito só porque eu sou preto. Junior (my youngest son)
#65. To: Rotara (#30)
You have my email address and I will expect you to use it if you decide to quit posting--but of course I hope you don't stop posting either. BTW, I want to wish you and all my friends here a Merry Christmas. I'm shipping out here soon and then may never traverse the Internets again. God I hope not anyway. ;-) Godspeed to All my American friends. fuck you posers; you deceitful pigs. you know who you are.
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. Lord Acton
The human herd stampedes on the fields of facts and the valleys of truth to get to the desert of ignorance. Saman Mohammadi
The only difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. Albert Einstein
"...if the military is going to defend our freedoms, then we need freedoms to defend. Our freedoms must be restored before the military can defend them..." Lawrence M. Vance
Você me trata desse jeito só porque eu sou preto. Junior (my youngest son)
#66. To: Jethro Tull (#62)
Good post, and just for context reasons I might add much I said was just revisiting old lines of criticism taken when talking long ago on him. The nostalgia factor plays into this in other words.
#67. To: farmfriend (#61)
Sorry, I missed it. Between laundry and Christmas shopping my mind is scattered today :-o I was being sarcastic. That post was more trouble than it was worth.
-Alex Kurtagic
#68. To: X-15, farmfriend (#67)
Sorry, I missed it. X and I are sarc impaired.......not at dishing it out, mostly at seeing it in the most obvious places. Derb nub it! We shall strive to improve. : ) I was being sarcastic. That post was more trouble than it was worth.
" If you cannot govern yourself, you will be governed by assholes. " Randge, Poet de Forum, 1/11/11
"Life's tough, and even tougher if you're stupid." --John Wayne
#69. To: abraxas, X-15, (#68)
Yes, don't let it happen again. I've got my eye on your. Derb nub it! We shall strive to improve. : )
As Gary Lloyd said, "When the government’s boot is on your throat, whether it is a left boot or a right boot is of no consequence."
#70. To: farmfriend, abraxas (#69)
"Images in eyeball are closer than they appear" :-o
-Alex Kurtagic
#71. To: farmfriend (#69) (Edited)
love the eyeball
#72. To: farmfriend (#69)
Your eyeball keeps looking down, like it's checking me out.
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#73. To: Armadillo (#72)
I got that from Who. Your eyeball keeps looking down, like it's checking me out.
As Gary Lloyd said, "When the government’s boot is on your throat, whether it is a left boot or a right boot is of no consequence."
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