The fact is that JFK's tax cut broke the ground for Ronald Reagan's tax cut in the '80s. It was impossible for Tip O'Neil and the Dimocratic Congress to argue against Reagan's tax cut when JFK had done the same thing! That was JFK's greatest contribution.
Sir, I regret that your vehement abhorrance to the "Liberal" mantel. It is not my intention to insult you. Nevertheless, the harder you try to fight off the tag, the more firmly it appears to stick to you, because you are going out of your way to defend the poster-boy for the American liberal movement. Now you have committed the cardinal sin of comparing Kennedy to Reagan.
Look this all started because I said Kennedy had no legacy as president. You incorrectly offered up the space race, and somewhat correctly offered up the tax cut as a legacy. That is not enough. Regan won the Cold war. He restored America's feeling of Patriotism. He re-established our reputation as the force of right in the world. And he cut taxes and revived our economy. But the tax cut will be an afterthought on his legacy in history. And don't you forget it. And don't you EVER compare Kennedy to Reagan again. If you want out of this debate, just say "You're right, Kennedy was, at best, a second-rate president."
PS> Taking pleasure in posting this from the Scarsdale NY Public Library. Scarsdale: The limosine-Liberal Capital of the East Coast.
Just out of curiosity how am I comparing JFK to Ronald Reagan?