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From: rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: economy
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Date: Thu, 27-Sep-84 20:06:58 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 27 20:06:58 1984
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>...>Good point.  In fact, if you'll remember, when the economy was in REALLY
> >bad shape (i.e., worse than it is today), Reagan quite specifically and
> >vehemently denied that his administration's policies had anything to do
> >with the economic situation.  Of course, he's doing as any politician
> >would--if it's good, it's to his credit; if it's bad, it's not his fault.
> 
> Bad point. In fact, if you'll remember, when the economy was in REALLY
> bad shape, Carter and a democratic administration were in office.
> Reagan's campaign platform was mainly based on the ecomomic situation
> and how his administration was going to change it. Democrats claimed no
> way was it going to work...

And, in fact, it hasn't--unless you want to give Reagan credit for bringing
the economy back to about where it was when he took office.  Also, you
might factor the huge federal deficit into the figures--what would the
economy look like if he hadn't been spending money left and right (as he
accuses the Dems of doing) and artificially pumping up the economy by doing
that?
-- 
Dick Dunn	{hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd		(303)444-5710 x3086
   ...Cerebus for dictator!