You call TRIPLING federal spending as pro growth? Nancy calls it federal stimulous. Besides Reagan encouraged trade with China, which then resulted in evisceration of middle class manufacturing jobs. Reducing regulation was a good thing. Military replenishment after Carter was a good thing. Tripling federal spending was very bad along with China trade.
George H.W. Bush was the one pushing a minimal-tariff trade policy with China when he was VP. Unfortunately, Reagan went along with what was then and remains today a bad idea.
You’re putting words in my mouth.
Reagan did have pro growth policies and deregulated. Do you remember what happened when he deregulated the oil market? Oil prices were a big cause of the inflation we had in the 1970’s.
Volcker is a fake hero and adored by the Democrats. It’s a shame that some FReepers do the same.