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To: Ilaine who wrote (57307)	10/5/1999 9:07:00 PM
From: Dayuhan	Respond to of 108807

The deficits of the Reagan years correspond almost exactly with the amount Reagan invested in fighting the Cold War - which America won. This assumes that American victory in the Cold War was a consequence of those expenditures, which is not demonstrated. This assumption, again, requires one to believe that US policies had a more immediate effect on the Soviet Union than they did on the US. If Reagan's military spending did lead to the downfall of the Soviet Union, it was money well spent. If the Soviet Union fell primarily because of its fundamental economic inefficiencies, our spending was a stupendous and destructive waste of money. Someday I will coax an opinion out of Joan on this one. Hers at least will be an informed opinion, rather than a recitation of what someone would like to believe.

To: Ilaine who wrote (57307)	10/5/1999 9:31:00 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

When it comes to the economy, all I know is what I read in the papers All I know about what I read in the papers is that it is as likely to reflect what the writer wants me to think as it is to reflect any sort of reality. I would certainly want to read a wider spectrum of opinion - including a healthy amount that does not jibe with what I understand - before forming an opinion of my own. BTW - this less for you than for some others that frequent this place - my low regard for Reagan does not mean that I have a high regard for Clinton. I don't think that either of them can claim credit for the state of the economy.