“The increasing tax revenues following from the surging economy led to a balanced budget by 1969 — the last time that the government was able to balance its books.”

Books were balanced in 1999. Never balanced under your butt buddy, Ronnie.

“Looks like things went a bit wrong due to a democrat-controlled congress that just couldn’t stop spending.”

I’ve posted those numbers before, my Hemorrhoidal Hero.

Reagan wrote 8 budgets. Over those 8 budgets, he asked for $7.357 trillion dollars. You can pull his budget messages and verify that.

http://www.reaganfoundation.org/reagan/resources/

That’s a direct sources, not some hack writer drooling out his love for Reagan to keep his job.

You should use the keywords, Message to the Congress Transmitting the Fiscal Year ____ Budget. Just fill in the years for the budget.

Notice too, Reagan included gains from SS in his budget messages even though SS was an off budget item.

Since SS had then as it does now, a huge surplus, his numbers are misleading.

But, since you the the know it all on economics, buttgets, and Reabuns, you already know that.

Congress approved his ‘budgets’ with only an additional spending during the entire eight years of $197 billion.

Your buttbuddy, Raybunns shafted the taxpayer at the end of eight years with a new debt total of $2.7 TRILLION.

Congressional spending, above the requested budget for eight years?

About 2 percent …

And, who passed the largest tax increase of our life times?

Ronald Reagan.

Look it up. TEFRA or Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982. “The largest peacetime tax increase in the history of the United States.” (Bruce Barlett in the National Review Oct. 29, 2003)

You should also read, “Revenue Effects of Major Tax Bills,” Office of Tax Analysis, United States Department of the Treasury.

Under Reagan, there were nine changes to the tax code. SEVEN WERE TAX INCREASES INCLUDING TEFRA.

As the the effect of the Reagan buffoon or Laffer Curve?

The federal government of the United States lost tax revenues equal to 4.15 % of GDP in the fourth year. 3.58 % of GDP in the third year … etc etc etc…

Loss of revenue from his Laffer curve.

Seven tax increases to increase revenue. AND still revenue lagged trillions of dollars behind HIS SPENDING.

Look up some reality.

If you need some help, We’re all here for you. We feel your pain.

You can also look up real budget numbers at

http://origin.www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/

But, the most accurate numbers on what Reagan wanted to spend are the words that came right out of his lying asked mouth.

However, since you live in awe of yourself, and not those honorable warriors who gave everything for their country, I don’t see really see any reason for wasting spit on you.

MD

p.s. The only guts you have are hanging over your belt.

“Tax cuts do not create federal deficits; greater government spending does.” That is the message tax-cut supporters must hammer home, according to political analysts and economists. Otherwise this truth will be drowned out in the media in a deluge of confusion.

Politicians are expected to repeat the mantra, “Reagan tax cuts were responsible for declining revenues and soaring deficits in the 1980s,” but no such thing occurred, according to budget analysts.

Receipts from individual income taxes rose to $446 billion in fiscal 1989 — President Reagan’s last budget — from $286 billion in fiscal 1981, the year Reagan began to slash personal tax rates — a 56 percent increase.

Annualized, tax receipts grew faster than that period’s 4 percent inflation.

During the same period, federal spending rose from $678 billion to $1.143 trillion — a 69 percent increase.
From 1981 to 1983, personal income tax receipts rose 1 percent — while spending surged 19 percent. This was during a bad recession. After the recession, the Reagan tax cuts worked and revenues soared.

From 1984 to 1989, growth in personal tax receipts outstripped growth in spending, 50 percent to 34 percent.

And the deficit fell from 5 percent of gross domestic product to 2.9 percent.

After 1989, the deficit ballooned again as revenues dried up following an increase in tax rates.

From 1989 to 1993, personal tax receipts rose just 14 percent, while spending rose 23 percent
Then there is the evidence of the beneficial economic effects of President Kennedy’s tax cuts.

In 1964, the economy grew by 5.8 percent — followed by 6.4 percent growth the following two years.

The increasing tax revenues following from the surging economy led to a balanced budget by 1969 — the last time that the government was able to balance its books.
But either sloppy thinking or purposeful confusion perpetuates the myth that tax cuts produce higher federal deficits.”

Source: Editorial, “The Supply-Side Deficit Myth,” Investor’s Business Daily; and Donald Lambro, “Unstrung Tax-Cut Lamenters,” Washington Times, August 12, 1996.

Looks like things went a bit wrong due to a democrat-controlled congress that just couldn’t stop spending. Oh one more thing Big Bird,
here’s a soldier’s perspective on the cold war. Unlike you, he has some guts. I value his opinion far more than I do yours.

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=23171

Merry Christmas Mike Parker!

You really do need to get out more. All that time hiding behind monitors and keyboards viewing the latest gay porn movies and smoking dope has killed any remaining brain cells you had!

Your “facts” are consistently wrong, and ALWAYS gleaned from the MoveOn type “sources.” However, I’ll give credit where due; in typical cowardly, leftist fashion, your primary consideration is to call people names rather than actually debate the facts.

You’re a sad little man Mike. I hope Santa brings you some courage this year. Oh, and a few new brain cells. You could do with both. Merry Christmas!

“On April 8, 1985, he announced the suspension of the deployment of SS-20s in Europe as a move towards resolving intermediate-range nuclear weapons (INF) issues. Later that year, in September, Gorbachev proposed that the Soviets and Americans both cut their nuclear arsenals in half. He went to France on his first trip abroad as Soviet leader in October. November saw the Geneva Summit between Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan – … no concrete agreement was made, …

January 1986 would see Gorbachev make his boldest international move so far, when he announced his proposal for the elimination of intermediate-range nuclear weapons in Europe and his strategy for eliminating all nuclear weapons by the year 2000.” From the biography of Mikhail Gorbachev.

Reagan, other than making cheap loans and selling wheat to Russian, never acted on the offers by MG.

2. Increased taxes from 14% to 15 percent on the middle class. Increased the take home pay for ‘millionaires’ by 250 by cutting the tax rate from 70% to 28%. Forever shafting the middle class with a matching 270% increase in the federal debt. For all your BIG mouth, you’ve never provided any facts.

3. The Soviet Union didn’t shatter. It crumbled from internal rot, which started showing in public in 1985. Three huge words.

Glasnost
Perestroika
Chernobyl

Add Afghanistan and uskoreniye, shaken, not stirred, and you have the real reasons for the slow demise of the Soviet Empire.

4. All the more pity for you that you couldn’t be proud of your country without a B movie actor to show you the way …

5. Reagan is a popular as your hemorroids at the Greek sauna where you lick the urinal clean.

I’d thank you, but I don’t mingle with the ‘uppity hired help.’

But, if you in particular, ever give your life in service to your fellow man, I promise to attend the funeral. My hand full of dirt will be the first one.

But, by all means, enjoy yourself. Nobody else does.

Bird in your face,

MD

You forgot to say “thank you.” An oversight perhaps?

You also forgot to mention a few small things about Reagan;
1. Ended the Cold War
2. Lowered taxes and increased revenues (Yes, I know you believe the other side of this, but it’s simply not the case.
3. Shattered the Soviet Union.
4. Made people proud to be American unlike your friend slimy slick Willy.
5 and up – He was a Patriot and the MOST popular president in American History.

Now I know that bothers you Big Bird, so let me say this….

GOOD!

You know it’s almost refreshing to read your drivel. It reminds me just how fortunate we were to have a man like Ronald Reagan at the helm when the Country so badly needed him.

Don’t forget to thank a veteran Big Bird…..after all, they’ve sacrificed for cowardly little girls like you and you owe them your thanks.

Welcome to socialism.

If you don’t know the difference between a story and a joke, you’re a joke.

MD