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Why is there an assumption that our president is a dictator and responsible for everything that comes out of the congress, senate, and supreme court?
Because Republicans are clever:
They know the President bears the responsibility politically for the economic well-being of the country.
They have done every thinkg possible to f*** it up under his watch. Let's not raise the debt ceiling, repeal the ACA, block stimulus funding to states, cry about Benghazi for years, and prepetuate white-hot rage against Obama. Let's also lay off thousands of public sector workers because the government is suddenly "too large" and "too indebted."
Let's filibuster everyone Obama nominates. Let's also call him a dictator for issuing (the fewest!) executive orders, because dictators like to use their authority.
"Reagan suffered a severe recession starting in 1981, which resulted from the monetary policy that broke the back of the roaring 1970s inflation. But all the job losses of that recession were recovered after 27 months, with the recovery fueled by traditional pro-growth policies. By this point in the Reagan recovery, 71 months after the recession started, jobs had grown 11.2% higher than when the recession began, representing an increase of about 11 million or more additional jobs."
Reagan promised to secure the borders and did not, no different than those who followed him.
Reagan promised to balance the budget. He did not.
Reagan trebled the federal debt and was the first to cross over into the $trillion mark, expressed in 1980's USD. Did anyone notice?
The oldest baby boomers were 30 years away from retirement and the SS and Medicare can was kicked to the future.
The Earned Income Tax Credit was substantially expanded and remains the reason why low income earners do not pay federal income tax.
Walmart replaced IBM as the largest private sector employer.
"Made in China / Service in India" had not taken hold.
Technology had yet to permanently eliminate tens of millions of middle class jobs.
Real wages have stagnated since 1973.
The economy prior to the Reagan Admin was not a bubble economy.
The repeal of regulation paved the way for the S&L Crisis and bailout which when expressed in today's USD, was bigger than the 2008/9 mess.
Reagan employed the best speechwriters and he could read a script better than most.
Like every president , Reagan made mistakes and did as best as he could, with the cards he was dealt.
You're correct, he is succeeding in his goal...
HEIL HITLER..!!
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