I’m a bit late for the centennial birthday celebration, but here’s a bunch of facts about Reagan the Republican’s don’t want to hear (and some even DENY hearing):
- He raised taxes six times while president (7 of his 8 years he raised taxes)
- He was for 0 nuclear weapons
- He tripled the Federal Budget
- He caused unemployment to jump with his massive tax cuts for the rich
- He grew the size of the Federal Government
- He tried to privatize Social Security then kept it funded
- He added one of the largest Federal Agencies, the Department Of Veterans Affairs
- He did little to stop abortion
- He gave amnesty to millions of undocumented workers
- He illegally sold weapons to Iran
- He helped to create the Taliban and Osama Bin Laden
- He supported mandatory public school prayer (which he tried to pass)
- He, as governor, ended free college tuition in California
- He, as governor, cut college education funding and funding for basic education
- He, as governor, cut the education budget from 12% to 6% for California