During the campaign of 1980, Ronald Reagan announced a formula to fix the nation’s economy. He claimed an inordinate tax burden, intemperate government regulation, and huge social spending programs hindered growth. Reagan proposed a 30 percent tax cut for the first three years of his term in office. The bulk cut would be directed towards the upper income levels. The economic theory was called supply-side of trickle-down economics.
Reagan used the imagery of the welfare queen to show urban black poverty. The welfare queen was described as having 80 names, 12 social security cards, 30 addresses and collected benefits on 4 deceased husbands that did not exists. Reagan used the welfare queen as a message of black women taking misusing the welfare system.
Scotland during the 1960s and 1970s witnessed an increase in inequality due to UK government policy. Prime minister of Britain Margaret Thatcher followed privatization policy Major nationalized industries were sold to the private sector. People of Scotland saw that this policy was unfair and unsuccessful because it feeds only the interest of the rich people, because of this policy considerable number of people became jobless. Privatization policy impacted negatively on Scotland, the very poorest of the household have become even poorer and the richest of individuals have become richer. In addition, the rate of unsafe work, part-time work and out agency self-employment increased, even reducing the tax rate was provided only to the people who
The early 1980s was a strenuous one for America, as it had been involved with the Vietnam War, various presidential scandals, and various conflicts in the middle east. In addition to this, the rising tax rates affected many families and businesses. This led to economic trouble, where for an average American family, going into debt was the only way to maintain their normal lifestyle. It was during this time that Ronald Reagan became president. He was a New Right Conservative, with many conservative policies.
United States President, Ronald Reagan, and United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, believed in the economic principles of Friedrich Von Hayek. They believed in free markets and free enterprise. They also believed that governments are not to interfere with the markets and the economy at all. Both leaders removed centralized planning of their economies. They also privatized state-owned businesses, markets, and allowed the markets to decide prices and regulate itself.
The way Reagan climbed the ladder of success included easy jokes that reassured the anxious world, and Reagan “remained sane and jocular” which eased everyone. Thatcher amplifies Reagan’s lightness of spirit to create an informal tone which creates pathos between the audience and Reagan, but also gives the reader the idea that Thatcher and Reagan had a close relationship. Reagan was pugnacious about keeping the country safe and peaceful. Thatcher reveals that Reagan “transformed a stagnant economy into an engine of opportunity” by accomplishing things no other leader has
Reaganomics, also known as supply-side economics or trickle-down economics, was an economic policy implemented by Ronald Reagan during his presidency from 1981 to 1989. It is important to look at the outcomes of these policies objectively and consider their long-term consequences. Reaganomics included a set of policies that aimed to boost economic growth and reduce government intervention. The main principles were tax cuts, deregulation, and reduced government spending. Supporters believed that these measures would encourage private sector investments, increase productivity, and lead to widespread prosperity.
She announces that he inspired America, that he introduced new opportunities, that he turned America’s enemies into allies. By inducing her audience, Thatcher illuminate the efforts Reagan took to make the United States a better place. Presented in the order of increasing significance, the three ideas that Thatcher specifies creates the effect of showing that Reagan was more than capable of making a positive change. These feats were only a small fraction of what Reagan actually accomplished. By doing this, she advances her argument that Reagan was crucial to the development of the United States.
After Ronald Reagan’s death in 2004 many people mourned his loss. Not only did the American people feel the weight of his loss but so did people from around the world like former Prime Minister Thatcher. In her heartfelt eulogy, Thatcher addresses and honors many of Ronald Reagan’s accomplishments while he was still in office. In Thatcher's eulogy to the American people following Ronald Reagan’s death, former Prime Minister Thatcher is able to effectively honor the humble president by appealing to the audiences pathos, her ability to establish ethos, and diction. With this in mind, Thatcher’s ability to quickly and effectively appeal to the audience pathos is one strategy she uses to convey her message.
Clinton and Reagan were similar in that they realized it was important to have some welfare programs, but some were too extreme and not
Thatcher’s Eulogy When President Ronal Reagan died, the former Prime Minister of Great Britain, Margaret Thatcher delivered a eulogy for the American people. Thatcher’s goal was to honor the deceased president of the United States, one whom she closely worked with. In her eulogy, she carefully chose specific moves to honor Reagan as a great president. She uses repetition, diction, and her audience in order to prove that Ronald Reagan was a great president of the United States.
One example of the things that lead up to this is low and unequal pay. Jobs were not paying well at the time. Money was scarce amongst the middle and lower class, therefore anyone who was able to work did. Not only did everyone have to work, but the pay was unequal. For example a woman named Elizabeth Bentley was interviewed on Report of Parliamentary Committee on the Bill to Regulate the Labor of Children in Mills and Factories this is what she said: “C: Where are you now?
During the year 1984 Ronald Reagan was very popular among the American people. On November 4, 1984, He won the presidential re-election with 49 states voting for him creating a total of 525 electoral votes. Reagan was a well liked actor before he became president. During the duration of 20 years he was in over 50 motion pictures. He was also known for his good sense of humor.
President Reagan introduced many conservative policies and tax cuts to stimulate the United States’ economy (AKA Reaganomics). He also increased military spending, reductions in certain social programs and measures to deregulate business. In 1981, President Reagan appointed Sandra Day O’Connor as the first woman in the Supreme Court. One of Reagan’s major responsibilities and concerns was the Cold War. Reagan believed that the spread of communism anywhere threatened freedom everywhere.
There have always been stereotypes in movie films in our society. We all see the white, masculine man being the hero and saving the girl. The black guy is always to die first and women are supposed to be helpless and in need of a man. Gays were shunned and everyone else was maids, butlers and hard workers for the strong white man on screen. What about the people with disabilities?
