Reaganomics are a significant cause of modern economic strife.

"And then, in 2008 when the Recession hit, the Democrats were in charge again. "The democrats were freshly elected yes, but whose policies were in effect? Tax cuts for the rich from G. W. Bush. In fact, the recession actually struck before the dems were actually in office. This statement shows a fundemental lack of understanding of how econmic policy affects the economy. And just a general lack of knowledge regarding economics. "In contrast, during the totally rad 90s, the Republicans were in charge from 1995 until 2001. This was a period of economic growth. "Actually, Clinton was in charge from 1992-2000. Clinton raised taxes for the wealthy, as I said. You're actually helping my case here. "And let me put it this way: a President who signed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) can't be as liberal as you think he is. "I don't see how this is relevant. "I'm sorry if I didn't cover most of your points. But I didn't understand half of that. "Just because you don't understand my argument, doesn't mean that it's wrong. Secondly, as I have the BOP, you must address all of my points. "John D. Rockefeller gave a lot of money to charity. My source for that claim is Wikipedia. J. C. Penney tithed 90% of his money. Bill Gates and Warren Buffet both gave billions to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. And ultimately, you are proven wrong in this point by "The Giving Pledge," a pledge for billionaires that they will give most of their money to charity. According to the Huffington Post (a ridiculously liberal newspaper), 81 billionaires have already signed the pledge. "You've named a whopping 4 of the countless wealthy americans (Two of which are supporters of the democratic party, the gates and buffett). "So what is the difference between the rich giving freely and the rich being taxed by the government, you may ask? Well, when the rich give money to the Government, they're giving their money to an inefficient, wasteful, and corrupt entity, which probably wastes 50% of the money it receives. "This is just a totally unbased assertion, that is likely the personal, uneducated, opinion of the Con. Furthermore, giving money to charity exempts you from certain taxes. So your point is 100% invalid. "Also, let me ask you: is it wrong for wealthy people to have their wealth, to make as much money as they do? "This is a loaded question (loaded question logical fallacy). . http://en.wikipedia.org...If you asked "Should the wealthy pay a higher percent of their net worth in taxes than the poor? " Then I would say, yes. It is their social obligation, as they dont necissarily deserve all of the money they have. Look at the Walton children. They didn't work a single day of their life, yet 6 of them are in the top ten richest americans list according to forbes magazine. Do they really deserve to be multi-billionaires? Even though none of them have ever done any real work? "Finally, you said that Americans are getting poorer. That's simply not true! "A) I did not say that. B) Sources? C) The income gap is larger than it's ever been. My opponent tries to dismiss my arguments without sources or even thorough rebuttal.