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Originally Posted by DJ FC
How the fuck is looking at the amount of tax as a percentage of GDP misleading?
the 90s had some phenominal GDP growth (helped along by Reagan era legacies)
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What part of Reagan raising taxes don't you understand? He raised taxes. You can try to get around it all you want but the fact is he raised taxes. He raised taxes. He raised taxes. oooOooOoOoOh, it feels soooooooooooooo good - the Republican Jesus raised taxes and there's nothing his legions of screaming fanboys can do about it.
Also, c'mon. Clinton was president a full four years after Reagan! Not to mention Bush Sr had a crack at things before Clinton even got on the scene. Oh, and funny enough, Bush Sr also raised taxes. Quite frankly Reagan had an easy time raising GDP because he inherited an anemic economy from Carter, who I think we can all agree sucked.