Debunking the Reagan Myth

The Reagan economy was a one-hit wonder. Yes, there was a boom in the mid-1980s, as the economy recovered from a severe recession. But while the rich got much richer, there was little sustained economic improvement for most Americans. By the late 1980s, middle-class incomes were barely higher than they had been a decade before -- and the poverty rate had actually risen. Full Story »

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Mike LaBonte
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by Mike LaBonte - Oct. 1, 2008

Mostly accurate but selective. Evidence is complete but shallow. I would have expected an economist to include numbers.

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