Reagan took over a budget in a complete shambles. The prime rate was in excess of 20%. The military had been gutted by Carter. His little raid into Iran was aborted because of equipment failure. We couldn't even field a small contingent.
Reagan rebuilt the military to a 600 ship Navy and a military superpower whose existance convinced Moscow it could never prevail.
Regan had extreme budgetary problems. When he cut taxes, people on both sides of the isle chastized him. Despite their concerns, revenues doubled under Reagan. Sadly expenditures more than doubled.
Don't let this nincompoop bother you.
Good advice, I never let the nincompoops bother me.