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16 Cards in this Set
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reagan cut welfare spending |
over 20 bil |
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economic recovery act |
1981 slashed taxes |
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defence spending reagan |
doubled between 1981-87 |
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national debt reagan |
1 trillion |
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congress rejected budget for increased defence spending |
1987 |
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stock market crash |
1987 |
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deficit 1980-90 |
trebled to 220 bil |
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budget deficit under bush |
continued to rise to 300 bil |
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end of bush’s presidency unemployment and poverty |
unemployment - 7.8% highest since 1984 14.2% of americans lived in poverty |
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clinton budget deficit |
1996 reduced to 107 bil |
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clinton trade deal |
the north american trade agreement |
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stock market under clinton |
value tripled |
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jobs created |
22 mil in less than 8 years |
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home ownership from 1992 to 1996 |
64.2% to 67.7% |
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unemployment 1993 to 2000 |
7% to 4% |
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unemployment rates |
lowest rates recorded for hispanics and women in more than 40 years |
