Briefing: The Struggle to Limit Government in the Modern Era
Apr 30 2010in Briefings, Featured Charles No Comments »
Cato Institute
April 28, 2010
After an economic “malaise” brought on by thirty years of increased spending
and entitlement programs, Ronald Reagan was elected to the Presidency with an overwhelming majority. With talk of massive cuts in taxes and spending, Reagan promised to not only stop the expansion of government, but drastically shrink it. Newt Gingrich and the House Republicans that bolted to power in 1994 were also elected with