Nah. I just thought that saying that ANYTHING Reagan related deserved it's own thread and talking about his legacy seemed a little fanatical.
Reagan's presidency in 1980 was the last good thing to happen in the United States. He salvaged a dismal economy plagued by stagflation and unemployment and created the longest sustained economic boom in history, simply by employing the common sense lessons of rational economics. In the process, he also defeated the Soviet Union without firing a single shot.
Now, going back to the statistics available from the early 90's, (I don't know if they are available online) the demographic group that gained the greatest economic benefit from Reagan's policies were poor black men. Think what you want about Reagan but know this, Reaganomics works and the economic benefits are clear in the statistics of the day. He brought us all out of a deep recession and restored prosperity to troubled nation. The USA would be a much more prosperous nation today with more Reaganomics and less Obamanomics but it seems that today, people prefer to be rich in rhetoric and poor in pocket. So be it. Some people just don't want to learn from history.
Just to be clear, I adore Ronald Reagan as a man amongst men, a lover of liberty and the values of the USA. This is a man who loved his country and the principles on which it was built. This is a man who dedicated his life to the pursuit of freedom and liberty for all humankind. A man of his courage, conviction, integrity and leadership comes along only once in several generations.
If this sounds fanatical, then I plead guilty.
