Posted on 03/11/2013 1:03:22 PM PDT by EyeSalveRich
Conservatives long for another Ronald Reagan. But is Reagan the right model? He was of course a tax cutter, reducing the top marginal rate from 70 to 28 percent. But his tax cuts—which vindicated supply-side economics by vastly increasing federal revenue—were bought partly through a bargain with Democrats who were eager to spend that revenue. Reagan was no budget cutter—indeed, the federal budget rose by over a third during his administration.
An alternative model for conservatives is Calvin Coolidge.
(Excerpt) Read more at hillsdale.edu ...
Coolidge was easily the best president we’ve had in the last 100 years.
“It is a great advantage to a President, and a major source of safety to the country, for him to know that he is not a great man.” - Silent Cal
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Very good article. I receive Imprimis every month and this one was particularly good. I came away with new appreciation of Ole Silent Cal for sure.
An excellent book to read of the era....and the depression...is The Forgotten Man.
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Reagan is the model for communication style.
Coolidge for policy.
We could use a Coolidge approach.
One of America’s great Presidents.
I’m discovering a new found respect for this man.
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