[reaganaut1]

I've long wondered whether Ben Stein was really a conservative or whether he deserved so much space in the print version of American Spectator (where he whines a lot about his life, especially travelling).

Inflation was above 10% when Reagan took office, and the Federal Reserve tightened monetary policy under Volcker to bring it down. That's what caused the recession early in Reagan's term, and it was unavoidable.

[reaganaut1]

A classic example of Stein’s whining about his good life, from the same column:

“Frankly, I am getting old and tired and cannot handle all of the homes I have much longer. Maybe I will sell them all and just live with my big wifey in the one in Malibu. No swimming pool, but we can get one put in. Then it would be perfect.”

This is beyond parody.

[silverleaf]

So Ben Stein is a “Tax You(not me) More” Hollywood liberal

who knew

[Vaquero]

Bueller-Bueller-Bueller-Bueller-Bueller-Bueller...

[Daveinyork]

The recession started in 1980. Reagan was not President for even one day in 1980, and his tax cuts did not take effect until 1983.

[Doogle]

.....haven’t seen him on FOX as often as he has been in the past....a clear sign he’s been brought.

[F.J. Mitchell]

Ben needs to get the red out.

[F.J. Mitchell]

Ben needs to get the red out.

[kenmcg]

Next thing you know the RATS will be blaming GW or Reagan for the Crucifixion of Jesus.

[Mikey_1962]

I've long wondered whether Ben Stein was really a conservative...

His father was in charge of "Wage and Price Controls" for Nixon.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

[McGruff]

The problem was budget deficits from the Johnson/Nixon/Ford/Carter years along with high inflation and a stubbornly high unemployment rate.

Sounds like history is reating itself. If so, Keep Hope Alive!.

[Minus_The_Bear]

Ben Stein was never a conservative.

He worked for that crook Nixon... & probably should have done some jail time.

Stein was just one of the many neo-conservatives who joined Reagan in the late 1970s.

He was never a firm believer in Reagan's economic policies.

[True Grit]

Jews are almost always dimocrats.

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[Texas Eagle]

However, Ronald Reagan was a highly intelligent, adaptive President. He raised taxes, signaled his intention to raise them enough to keep the budget deficit under control, and the economy revived magnificently.

Really, Ben? So the term, "gridlock", which was the Libturd Media buzzword for The Reagan Administration was coined because Reagan wanted to raise taxes more than the RATS in The House and Senate did?

[allmendream]

Ben Stein is SUCH a moron.

Tax rates were lowered. Revenue increased. Spending increased more than revenue - thus deficits increased.

Blame the tax rate lowering!!!!

Just when I thought I couldn’t possibly lose more respect for the moron.

Expelled!!! No intelligence in evidence.

[Calvin Locke]

I'd say he started off as a Jewish Libertarian, especially when it was
beneficial, and being out in H'wood all these years corrupted
whatever common sense he had.

His comments on Reaganism shows that he, Stein, no longer lives
in the real world, worse, forgot the history he lived through,
and has completely immersed himself into the moral relativism
of LaLaLand.

If he still goes to temple, I wonder if his rabbi is a Jewish Jeremiah Wright?

[FlingWingFlyer]

It’s funny how the libs always choose to ignore the Carter 70s as though they never happened.

[BfloGuy]

the Federal Reserve tightened monetary policy under Volcker to bring it down. That's what caused the recession

It can't be said enough. That didn't stop the Democrats (or Ben Stein, apparently) from blaming Reagan's tax cuts -- which hadn't even taken effect yet!

Reagan is the only president to have had an economics degree. And he'd received his education in the twenties before Keynesian nonsense had infected academia. He understood the dangers of inflation and let Volcker shrink the money supply even though it hurt him politically.

In 1983, Volcker eased and the final tranche of Reagan's tax cuts took effect. The economy soared almost instantly.

Ben Stein used to be interesting to read. Something's happened, though. He's now just a flat-out liar.

[VeniVidiVici]

I thought taxes weren’t raised till 1986 when the Democrats screwed us over (yet again).