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Ronald Reagan | |
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| Born | February 6, 1911 Tampico, Illinois, United States |
| Died | June 5, 2004 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Political orientation | Anti-communism Homophobia[1] Neoliberalism White supremacy[2] |
Ronald Reagan was a neoliberal U.S. politician and the President of the United States from 1981 to 1989.
Presidency
Reagan cut taxes for the rich and increased income inequality.[3] He blamed the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s on gay people instead of trying to eradicate the disease. His policies caused thousands of needless deaths.[4] Reagan cut subsidized housing by more than 80% and said that homeless people were homeless by choice.[5]
References
- ↑ Gloria La Riva (2016-03-13). "La Riva on Clinton, Reagans and AIDS: “Clinton just re-wrote history”" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ↑ Margaret Kimberley (2011-02-09). "Freedom Rider: Ronald Reagan’s Demons" Black Agenda Report. Archived from the original on 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ↑ Margaret Kimberley (2011-02-09). "Freedom Rider: Ronald Reagan’s Demons" Black Agenda Report. Archived from the original on 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ↑ Gloria La Riva (2016-03-13). "La Riva on Clinton, Reagans and AIDS: “Clinton just re-wrote history”" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ↑ "Homelessness and the Reagan legacy" (2013-02-01). Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-08-21.