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Reagan's Supply-Side Economics Or Reaganomics

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Supply-side economics or more commonly known as “Reaganomics” was a plan put in place to fight an economy facing a stagnant growth and high inflation. The theory states that a surplus supply of labor, money and, goods creates demand and can increase a failing economy. It also involves lowering tax rates and deregulation to increase growth in the economy, however; through Reagan’s presidency there was another common economic plan that countered supply-side economics, Keynesian theory. This theory stated that demand is the main force behind an economy, not supply. Reagan implemented supply-side economics in the 1980s’ by cutting the top income tax rate from 70% to 28% and corporate tax was lowered from 46% to 40%.
Supply-side economics was detrimental
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