https://padlet.com/danielle_forrest/k7g0qplhlzkw Danielle Forrest en-us 2017-02-21 14:56:54 UTC 2026-01-07 00:58:47 UTC hello@padlet.com danielle_forrest https://padlet.com/danielle_forrest/k7g0qplhlzkw/wish/156016877 1. Reduce the growth of government spending
2. reduce the marginal tax rates on income from both labor and capital
3. reduce regulation
4. reduce inflation by controlling the growth for money supply

]]> 2017-02-24 14:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/danielle_forrest/k7g0qplhlzkw/wish/156016877 danielle_forrest https://padlet.com/danielle_forrest/k7g0qplhlzkw/wish/156023851 His main goal was to win the cold war and rollback communism. This was achieved in Eastern Europe in 1989 and the end of the Soviet Union in 1991. This became known as the "Reagan Doctrine"]]> 2017-02-24 14:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/danielle_forrest/k7g0qplhlzkw/wish/156023851 danielle_forrest https://padlet.com/danielle_forrest/k7g0qplhlzkw/wish/156031908 Reagan had less hatred toward the Soviet Union after Gorbachev became chairman of the Soviet Politburo in 1985. He began to negotiate. ]]> 2017-02-24 14:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/danielle_forrest/k7g0qplhlzkw/wish/156031908 danielle_forrest https://padlet.com/danielle_forrest/k7g0qplhlzkw/wish/156440747 Reagan signed into law one of the largest tax cuts in the postwar period. In result, the top income tax was slashed from 70% to 28%]]> 2017-02-27 15:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/danielle_forrest/k7g0qplhlzkw/wish/156440747 danielle_forrest https://padlet.com/danielle_forrest/k7g0qplhlzkw/wish/156441039 The Reagan administration funded research and development of weapons systems, including stealth technology and precision weaponry, later used in both Persian Gulf wars. Reagan's largest peacetime defense buildup in history which included larger training ranges and military pay increases, helped invigorate the American military from its Vietnam War-era despondency. ]]> 2017-02-27 15:30:43 UTC https://padlet.com/danielle_forrest/k7g0qplhlzkw/wish/156441039 danielle_forrest https://padlet.com/danielle_forrest/k7g0qplhlzkw/wish/156442720 Ronald Reagan was also known as "The Great Communicator" . His ability to connect with average citizens as well as world leaders earned him the nickname "The Great Communicator" Through his speeches and actions, Reagan restored the confidence of the American Public in the office of the president.  Reagan restored the confidence of the American public in the office of the president. Decades after he left office, Reagan's legacy remained strong with admirers wanting to add his portrait to Mount Rushmore and currency.]]> 2017-02-27 15:34:13 UTC https://padlet.com/danielle_forrest/k7g0qplhlzkw/wish/156442720 danielle_forrest https://padlet.com/danielle_forrest/k7g0qplhlzkw/wish/156448746 To "finally break the poverty trap," he signed the Family Support Act on Oct. 12, 1988. The Act required states to establish and operate a Job Opportunities and Basic Skills program (JOBS) to assure needy families with children obtain the training and employment necessary to avoid long-term welfare.]]> 2017-02-27 15:46:39 UTC https://padlet.com/danielle_forrest/k7g0qplhlzkw/wish/156448746 danielle_forrest https://padlet.com/danielle_forrest/k7g0qplhlzkw/wish/156449371  Reagan also helped save Social Security by passing the Social Security Reform Act of 1983. It provided extra revenue dedicated to securing the solvent future of Social Security.

]]> 2017-02-27 15:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/danielle_forrest/k7g0qplhlzkw/wish/156449371 danielle_forrest https://padlet.com/danielle_forrest/k7g0qplhlzkw/wish/156701832 Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest at age 70 on March 31st, 1981. After his 2 hour and 40 minute surgery, he was reported to be in excellent condition.]]> 2017-02-28 13:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/danielle_forrest/k7g0qplhlzkw/wish/156701832 danielle_forrest https://padlet.com/danielle_forrest/k7g0qplhlzkw/wish/156703360 The Strategic Defense Initiative, also known as Star Wars, was a program first initiated on March 23, 1983 under President Ronald Reagan. The intent of this program was to develop a sophisticated anti-ballistic missile system in order to prevent missile attacks from other countries, specifically the Soviet Union.]]> 2017-02-28 13:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/danielle_forrest/k7g0qplhlzkw/wish/156703360 danielle_forrest https://padlet.com/danielle_forrest/k7g0qplhlzkw/wish/156703482 - Polk was a slaveholder for most of his adult life
-In Congress, Polk opposed the Second Bank of the United States, favored gold and silver over paper money and distrusted banks
- in a message to Congress on May 11, 1846, he stated that Mexico had "invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil." He did not point out that the territory in question was disputed and did not truly belong to the United States. Several congressmen, including Abraham Lincoln, expressed doubts about Polk's version of events. ]]> 2017-02-28 13:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/danielle_forrest/k7g0qplhlzkw/wish/156703482 danielle_forrest https://padlet.com/danielle_forrest/k7g0qplhlzkw/wish/156710342 -http://reagan.procon.org/#Background
-http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/president-ronald-reagan-shot-wounded-1981-article-1.2160435
-http://www.coldwar.org/articles/80s/SDI-StarWars.asp

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