Reagan Republicans would not vote for the Gipper at gunpoint

The 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birth was Feb. 6. Reagan’s second term as president ended in 1989. Since that time his stature has only grown among the GOP. Reagan perished at 93 in 2004 and today he wouldn’t get past the primaries in a party that vehemently denounces policies the Gipper implemented during his presidency. And to think of the number of personal loans individuals get to support their parties.

Reagan remembered on his 100th birthday

Ronald Reagan continues to be a figure looked up to on his 100th birthday. To some he was responsible for winning the cold war and launching the idea of limited government. The gap between the rich and the poor was widened by him as well with the federal deficit going overboard, which others remember him for. To Reagan Republicans, Reagan was a tax-cutting, budget-cutting role model who proudly defended American ideals. Even still his name is used aggressively to get immigration policies and military spending in order. It is also used for tax cuts for the rich and government cuts.

Taxes initiated by Ronald Reagan

The idea that the deficit can be reduced without a tax increase is not necessarily something that 100 year old Reagan would agree with. The co-chair of the president's commission on deficit reduction is Alan Simpson from Wyoming who’s a former Republican Senator. He worked with the Reagan administration on the federal spending budget too. It was called "plain damn lies" that Reagan did not raise taxes, in accordance with Simpson. The 1982 Tax Equality and Fiscal Responsibility Act were started under Reagan he pointed out which raised corporate taxation and income taxation at 1 percent of Gross Domestic Product which was the largest tax increase seen at the time.

Reagan's spending plan

Reagan ended up raising taxation seven of the eight years he was president. There was a 177 % increase in spending between 1967 and 1975. This was when Reagan was governor of California. The federal deficit tripled even though taxes were elevated while he was president while also expanding government. The Brady Bill gun-control measure was one Reagan supported. He also tried to get rid of nuclear weapons entirely. In 1986, millions of undocumented aliens were given amnesty by him rather than making it impossible for immigrants to get in. When analyzing Reagan, it could be noticed that he wasn't anything like people believe. Reagan Republicans ought to really change their support to someone else.

Articles cited

Think Progress

wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2010/06/30/simpson-reagan/

Washington Monthly

washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_06/024155.php

Christian Science Monitor

csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/The-Vote/2011/0204/Was-Ronald-Reagan-a-good-president

Wall Street Journal

online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703561604575282431263367708.html

Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan