Thinkers and political figures
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Ronald Reagan
- Country
- United States
- Era
- 1911–2004
- Tradition
- Market conservatism
President who cut income tax sharply, deregulated several industries, expanded military spending against the Soviet Union, and drew religious conservatives into a lasting coalition.
01
Documented positions
Documented positions come from the sources listed. Similarity is this project’s inference from those positions, and is a much weaker claim.
- Cut the top marginal income tax rate substantially across two major tax acts
- Deregulated transport, energy and finance, and reduced federal domestic spending growth
- Expanded defence spending and pursued confrontation with the Soviet Union, later negotiating arms reduction
- Aligned with religious conservatives on abortion, school prayer and family policy
- Signed the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, which regularised roughly three million people
02
Where it sits on each dimension
Wealth and inequality
84
RedistributionMarket outcomes
Evidence: Well documented
The state in the economy
84
Active stateLimited state
Evidence: Well documented
Personal liberty
48
Collective orderIndividual freedom
Evidence: Documented
Tradition and change
20
ContinuityReform
Evidence: Well documented
Nation and the world
76
InternationalistNationalist
Evidence: Well documented
Religion and the state
72
Secular stateReligion in public life
Evidence: Well documented
Power and its limits
55
Concentrated authorityChecks and pluralism
Evidence: Documented
Environment and growth
25
Production firstProtection first
Evidence: Documented
Crime and punishment
18
PunishmentRehabilitation
Evidence: Well documented
Sources
- Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 and Tax Reform Act of 1986 · United States Congress
- Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 · United States Congress
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