Ronald Reagan was a bad president.

Again, my opponent does not cite any of his articles, so I don't know which information goes with which most of the time. Also, he copy and pasted all of his information.... I just noticed he did this for ALL of arguments, but I guess not for his rebuttals because they had no websites.I will still rebut them, however." Reagan promised "to move boldly, decisively, and quickly to control the runaway growth of federal spending," but federal spending "ballooned" under Reagan. He bailed out Social Security in 1983 after attempting to privatize it, and set up a progressive taxation system to keep it funded into the future. He promised to cut government agencies like the Department of Energy and Education but ended up adding one of the largest "" the Department of Veterans" Affairs, which today has a budget of nearly $90 billion and close to 300,000 employees. He also hiked defense spending by over $100 billion a year to a level not seen since the height of the Vietnam war."He actually did not grow the federal government, he relied private sector initiatives and federalism, which had an objective of transferring from the federal government to some private businesses and state/local government. [1] He also planned to reduce the amount of government spending, reduce inflation, reduce federal and capital gains tax, and reduce government information. [2]"Reagan gave amnesty to 3 million undocumented immigrants. Reagan signed into law a bill that made any immigrant who had entered the country before 1982 eligible for amnesty. The bill was sold as a crackdown, but its tough sanctions on employers who hired undocumented immigrants were removed before final passage. The bill helped 3 million people and millions more family members gain American residency. It has since become a source of major embarrassment for conservatives."Yes, he let them in ONLY if they had paid their taxes, fines, and admitted to their guilt. They also needed to prove they had an understanding of the USA's history, knew how to speak English fluently, and didn't have a crime history. This bill also made it illegal to hire illegals, and required employers' to attest for their immigration status. [3] The bill was not a crackdown, it wasn't even an embarrassment, because it helped a lot of illegals actually become citizens, and it also prevented any employers from hiring these illegals. Conservatives were not embarrassed whatsoever.Arguments:War on DrugsOn Oct. 2 1982, Reagan launched a "War on Drugs" that helped reduce the high rate of casual drug use lingering from the 1970s. He increased funding for the drug war from $1.5 billion in 1981 to $2.75 billion in 1986. Reagan also signed eight major Executive Orders related to crime and justice as well as five major crime bills: Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1984, Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, and Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. [4] Economy (More on GDP)Reagan's economic policies, such as a reduction in government spending and regulation and cuts in taxes, resulted in an unprecedented 92-month long economic boom, from Nov. 1982 to July 1990, with expansion and growth in the GDP (+36%), employment (+20 million jobs), and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (+15%) [5]Cites:[1]- http://www.reagan.utexas.edu...[2]- http://en.wikipedia.org...[3]- http://en.wikipedia.org...[4]- http://en.wikipedia.org...[5]- http://www.heritage.org...