Ronald Reagan was a bad president.

The only reason why I never rebutted your statement "Peace through strength,"is because that is the only true statement of Reagan that you have said. Rebuttals: "Reagan's presidency is often known as Reagan Revolution as it caused political re-alignment not just within the US, but also abroad. Many attribute the fall of the Iron Curtain to Ronald Reagan which shuttled in the end of the Cold War. This made the US the only super power in the world. The Iron Curtain opened many opportunities for trade and negotiations, which latter ended the Communist influence in Europe. [4] Some East Germans wouldn't wait. In the summer of 1989, they began seeking refuge in the West German embassy in Prague. By August, there were thousands of them, camped out in the cramped confines of the embassy grounds. Czech authorities let some leave the country but tried to stop any more from coming in. It didn't work. By November 4, the border was opened for East Germans, even while it still stood as a barrier to the citizens of Czechoslovakia themselves. Yes, Reagan may have threatened Soviets, but all in all he had nothing to do with the fall of the wall. Your statement " and kept his promises," is a complete " With the unveiling of President Reagan`s fiscal 1986 budget, it has become apparent that the President is going to give the American people exactly what he promised them last year: increasing deficits, spiraling defense spending and major cuts in necessary social and economic programs. The farm price supports are being cut. Medicare is being cut. The Small BusinessAdministration is being eliminated. As the President promised, there will be no tax increase, even though everyone knows that one is needed. "he had a good GDP rating to pay it off if they needed. [5]" Reagan nearly tripled the federal budget deficit. During the Reagan years, the debt increased to nearly $3 trillion, ""roughly three times as much as the first 80 years of the century had done altogether." Reagan enacted a major tax cut his first year in office and government revenue dropped off precipitously. Despite the conservative myth that tax cuts somehow increase revenue, the government went deeper into debt and Reagan had to raise taxes just a year after he enacted his tax cut. Despite ten more tax hikes on everything from gasoline to corporate income, Reagan was never able to get the deficit under control. Arguments: .Reagan grew the size of the federal government tremendously. 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. 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. Cites: http://thinkprogress.org... http://articles.chicagotribune.com...