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What were the major economic challenges faced by the United States during President Jimmy Carter's administration?
What were the major economic challenges faced by the United States during President Jimmy Carter's administration?
What was the primary aim of Reagan's Economic Recovery Tax Act in 1981?
What was the primary aim of Reagan's Economic Recovery Tax Act in 1981?
What were the three main difficulties that the Carter administration faced, which changed rapidly during the Reagan years?
What were the three main difficulties that the Carter administration faced, which changed rapidly during the Reagan years?
What was the outcome of Reagan's economic policies in the mid-1980s?
What was the outcome of Reagan's economic policies in the mid-1980s?
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What was the result of the reduction in taxes and promotion of free-market activity according to Reagan's economic plan?
What was the result of the reduction in taxes and promotion of free-market activity according to Reagan's economic plan?
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What was the alternative term used by critics to describe Reagan's economic policies?
What was the alternative term used by critics to describe Reagan's economic policies?
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What was the effect of de-unionization and value loss due to inflation on working-class wages in the 1970s?
What was the effect of de-unionization and value loss due to inflation on working-class wages in the 1970s?
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What was the result of the passage of the Economic Recovery Tax Act in 1981?
What was the result of the passage of the Economic Recovery Tax Act in 1981?
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What was the significance of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 in the context of Reaganomics?
What was the significance of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 in the context of Reaganomics?
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What was the ultimate result of the tax reforms implemented during the Reagan administration?
What was the ultimate result of the tax reforms implemented during the Reagan administration?
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What happened to the percentage of those in poverty from 1980 to 1988?
What happened to the percentage of those in poverty from 1980 to 1988?
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What was the effect of the Reagan administration's slashing of the Small Business Administration's business loan programs?
What was the effect of the Reagan administration's slashing of the Small Business Administration's business loan programs?
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What was a major criticism of Reaganomics by its opponents?
What was a major criticism of Reaganomics by its opponents?
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What was the effect of the Payment-in-Kind program on farmers?
What was the effect of the Payment-in-Kind program on farmers?
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What was the overall effect of Reaganomics on the economy?
What was the overall effect of Reaganomics on the economy?
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