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    the first paragraph I will be going over his 3 main successes. Which are his economic policies, ending the Cold War, and the war on drugs. The first success that we are covering today was his economic policies or as they are more widely known as “Reaganomics”. This was his plan to make cuts in 4 major areas which were the growth of government spending, income and capital gains tax, the regulations that were in place for businesses, and he wanted to expand the money supply. Reagan's theory with this

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    Ronald Reagan Influence

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    Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, is arguably said by many Americans to be the best president in U.S. history. Ronald Reagan is the biggest influence on the U.S. since 1900 because of Reaganomics, he ended the Cold War, and he provided arms and other support to anti-communist groups . Not only did Reagan win forty nine out of the fifty states in his bid for reelection in 1984, but, he also earned five hundred and twenty-five electoral votes. This counted as the most Electoral

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    Ronald Reagan's Legacy

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    that by reducing the marginal tax rates on income from both labor and capital, reducing regulation, and reducing inflation by controlling the growth of the money supply the United States’ economy would improve. This idea became known as “Reaganomics”. Reaganomics was the biggest attempt to change the economic state of the United States since the New Deal in

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    become one of the best Presidents America had seen. Ronald Reagan helped the Nation address economic and political issues such as ending the cold war, creating Reaganomics,

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    The importance of the civil rights movement in the early years was the events of WW II set in the stage for the civil rights movement. In early 1940s, they created a shortage of a white male laborers. And that labor shortage opened up new job opportunities for African Americans, Latinos, and white women. Therefore, nearly one million African Americans was served so many men in the armed forces fighting that they had to end their discriminatory policies. Many African-American soldiers returned home

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    a phased 30% tax cut for the first three years of his Presidency. The bulk of the cut would be concentrated at the upper income levels. The economic theory behind the wisdom of such a plan was called “SUPPLY-SIDE” or “TRICKLE-DOWN ECONOMICS.” (Reaganomics. (n.d.). Tax relief for the wealthy would allowed them to consume and fund more. This would put the economy in a better position and their would be more job

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    Reaganomics—also known as supply-side and trickle-down economics—is an economic policy practiced by presidents Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover in the twenties and most recently, by the fortieth president of the United States, Ronald Reagan. Just like the state of the economy before Reagan stepped into office, the economy of the United States today is in a vulnerable place. The economy has taken multiple blows over the last few years: a recession in 2008, a close call in 2011

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    The Changing American Culture Essay

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    that have occurred in American culture over the last generation. Unlike many previous presidents, Ronald Reagan viewed government and regulation as the source of our economic problems and not the solution. According to Peter Ferrara in “Reaganomics vs Obamanomics” Ronald Reagan said in his speech during his first inauguration “ In this present crisis government is not the solution to

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    greatest achievement of his career, President Reagan ended the Cold War, and brought an end to communism. Reagan’s economic system, known as Reaganomics, is what is credited for abolishing communism. Under communism, no one can have an increase in their wages. This means that everybody is the same; no one is rich and no one is poor. But under Reaganomics, people had more money to spend, thus boosting economy. Reagan took this extra “boosted” money, and funded national defense (We The People). The

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    greatest achievement of his career, President Reagan ended the Cold War, and brought an end to communism. Reagan’s economic system, known as Reaganomics, is what is credited for abolishing communism. Under communism, no one can have an increase in their wages. This means that everybody is the same; no one is rich and no one is poor. But under Reaganomics, people had more money to spend, thus boosting economy. Reagan took this extra “boosted” money, and funded national defense. The Soviet Union couldn’t

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