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golfboy » 15 Jul 2014 5:19 pm » wrote: Of course not. Tip O'Neil lied to Reagan and instead of cutting spending as promised, tripled it.
Reagan learned the hard less of liberalism rule #1: Liberals lie.

True, Tip O'Neil broke his promise to cut spending. Reagan called the deal the biggest mistake of his presidency.

But in the end, Reagan won. Federal spending fell by 2% points relative to GDP, despite Dems' efforts to keep spending high.