tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241505550351823820.post6393372789194558797..comments2024-02-11T06:57:23.174-05:00Comments on SchansBlog: Laffer at IUS last night: Bush/Obama and "stimulus"-- very bad; Clinton-- very good; Reagan-- greatEric Schansberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16147388189415035752noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241505550351823820.post-30263706021514299252011-03-03T22:21:28.351-05:002011-03-03T22:21:28.351-05:00I'm not familiar with those numbers. Reagan...I'm not familiar with those numbers. Reagan's was higher than Clinton's, but a lot of that can be ascribed-- for better/worse-- as military spending in the Cold War. <br /><br />Laffer did not support Bush II on anything substantive in his talk.Eric Schansberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16147388189415035752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241505550351823820.post-68726927322790496012011-03-02T16:48:30.498-05:002011-03-02T16:48:30.498-05:00How did Laffer justify praising Reagan as great? ...How did Laffer justify praising Reagan as great? Didn't Reagan set the record for federal spending as %GDP (which Obama is trying to break)? Alan Greenspan and Reagan Budget Director, David Stockman, both argued against extending the "Bush Tax Cuts" in 2010 because they are being financed with borrowed money: http://money.cnn.com/2010/08/09/news/economy/elders_economy/index.htm<br /><br />By the way, great job on WFIU Noon Edition last week!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13533640737692045268noreply@blogger.com