Ddomestic Changes of Reagan, Hush and Clinton
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- Created on: 09-11-17 11:31
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- DOMESTIC CHANGES OF REGAN, BUSH SNR& CLINTON
- Ronald Reagan 1981-89
- SUCCESS-cut taxes- good for people but no for government in long run
- FAILURES
- Space Programme disasters delayed plans to develop orbital space station and took lots of money
- Reaganomics- left government with no money so got into debt and caused stock market to crash
- George Bush 1989-93
- SUCESSES
- Americans with Disabilities Act 1990- banned discrimination of disabled employees
- Clean Air Act 1990
- FAILURES
- had to increase taxes and brought in new taxes on the wealthy although he said he could cut them
- Unemployment rates increased to 7.8% and 14.2% were living in poverty
- SUCESSES
- Bill Clinton 1993-2001
- SUCESSES
- Increased minimum wage
- reduced huge budget deficit left from Regan era
- was president during the longest period of sustained economic growth in US history
- FAILURES
- 1993 failed to introduce universal health insurance
- 1996, linked to Whitewater scandal
- SUCESSES
- Ronald Reagan 1981-89
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