Did Ronald Reagan slash down the size of the federal government?

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<p>Just wondering…</p>

<p>(i’m still puzzled why so many people admire him). After all, few people admire Bush nowadays - and one of the reasons was precisely because he only increased the size of it (which irks a lot of his former supporters)</p>

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<p>And just wondering - what other presidents changed the size or role of the american government so drastically? I know FDR and LBJ both increased it tremendously - the effects of their increases are still felt today</p>

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<p>apparently not really
<a href=“http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3788229.stm[/url]”>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3788229.stm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://www.strike-the-root.com/columns/mccracken/mccracken10.html[/url]”>http://www.strike-the-root.com/columns/mccracken/mccracken10.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>(I know those are biased, but biased sources usually contain truths - they just select a certain sample of the evidence)</p>

<p>tax cuts only made the deficit larger. </p>

<p>there was a growth in deregulation, sure, but that doesn’t say anything about doing anything about the inefficiency of massive government</p>

<p>meh</p>

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<p>No, he did not slash the size of the fed. He was just one in a long line of Republicans who lied to their constituents to get the votes and then decided it was in his best interest to do what’s worse for the country.</p>

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<p>I didn’t realize his legacy was related to taxes. I thought it related more to the end of the Soviet Union.</p>