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Originally Posted by White Rabbit
Reagan oversaw the largest increase in descretionary spending in American history - only to be outdone by GW Bush.
Reagan also passed the largest tax increase in American history.
And that Soviet build up that Reagan was supposedly trying to counter? It was made up by the CIA out of thin air.
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your first 2 points are imho true, the third not quite, Reagan was reacting to an entity that by virtue of a weaker pres behind him and the situation then, appeared to be on the upswing...lets not get into hindsight...