Ronald-Reagan-and-His-Economic-Design

RonaldReaganandHisEconomicDesign3131448019卢燕敏Hisearlyyears•StudiedeconomicsandsociologyinEurekaCollege,Illinois.(1928)•LifesaveratRockRiverfor7years,saved77people.(1927)•Becamearadiosportsannouncer(1932)•SignedacontractwithWarnerBrothersstudioandbeganhisactingyears.(1937,53)•MarriedJaneWyman.(1940)Reaganhadappearedin53filmsandhadbecomeaveryfamousmoviestarandwastwiceelectedasPresidentoftheScreenActorsGuild,thelaborunionforactors,whereheworkedtorootoutCommunistinfluence.Politicalachievements•Communisminthefilmindustry;hispoliticalviewsshiftedfromliberaltoconservative•In1966hewaselectedGovernorofCalifornia•Hewasre-electedin1970.•Wonthepresidentialelectionsin1980&1984,became40thpresidentofUSA(Only69dayslaterhewasshotbyawould-beassassin)AttemptedassassinationofRonaldReaganOnMarch30,1981,25-year-oldJohnHinckleyJr.(Jr.Hinckley'smotivationfortheattackwastoimpressactressJodieFoster,overwhomhehaddevelopedanobsessionafterseeingherinthefilmTaxiDriver.)openedfireonU.S.PresidentRonaldReaganjustoutsidetheWashingtonHiltonHotel.PresidentReaganwashitbyonebullet,whichpuncturedhislung.Threeotherswerealsoinjuredintheshooting.Reaganwasshotinthechest,justbelowtheleftunderarm.Hesufferedapuncturedlungandheavyinternalbleeding,butpromptmedicalattentionallowedhimtorecoverquickly.•RetirementandAlzheimer'sAfterservingtwotermsaspresident,Reaganretired.However,hewassoonofficiallydiagnosedwithAlzheimer'sandinsteadofkeepinghisdiagnosissecret,hedecidedtotelltheAmericanpeopleinanopenlettertothepubliconNovember5,1994.Overthenextdecade,Reagan'shealthcontinuedtodeteriorate,asdidhismemory.OnJune5,2004,Reaganpassedawayattheageof93.ReaganomicsReferstoeconomicpoliciespromotedbyU.S.PresidentRonaldReaganduringthe1980s.Thesepoliciesarecommonlyassociatedwithsupply-sideeconomics(供应学派),advocatingalaissez-faire(自由放任主义)philosophyandfree-marketfiscalpolicy,seekingtostimulatetheeconomywithlarge,across-the-board(全面的）taxcuts.Background•1.TheUnitedStateseconomyexperiencedadecadeofrisingunemploymentandinflation(knownasstagflation滞涨).•2.ThepriorKeynesiantheory(throughexpandinggovernmentspending,implementingfiscaldeficit财政赤字,stimulatingeconomytokeepprosperity)didn’twork.Policies通过削减政府开支和控制货币供应量的增长，降低通货膨胀率；通过减税和加速企业折旧，以及改革一系列有碍于生产的规章制度，为企业经营者提供宽松的环境和市场自由竞争的政策空间，调动企业经营者和投资者各方面的积极性，摆脱停滞和膨胀，促进经济的稳定和发展。Cutgovernmentspending.Reducethefederalincometaxandcapitalgainstax.Reducegovernmentregulationoneconomy.Controlthemoneysupplyinordertoreduceinflation.Increasedefensespending.PositiveConsequences•1.TheU.S.economygraduallygotridofstagflation.•2.Controledthepricerising,achievedthegoalofsustainingeconomicgrowthunderlowinflation.•3.Madetremendousprogressintechnologicalinnovationandindustrialrestructuring.Negativeconsequences•1.Resultedinbreak-even（收支平衡）byyears.Thefiscaldeficitincreasedquickly.•2.Foreigntradeisinseriousimbalance,andthetradedeficit(贸易逆差)increasedquickly.Thosepolicies,imperfectastheywere,augmentedanormalupswinginthebusinesscycletohelprestoreconfidenceintheeconomyamongtheAmericanpeople,generatingaprolongedeconomicexpansionthatlasted,nearlyunbroken,from1982through1999.Andwhilethatexpansionhaditsflaws—unevenwealthdistributionforemostamongthem—thereislittlequestionthatitrepresentedadramaticimprovementoverthedarkdaysofstagflationinthe1970s.Thankyouforyourlistening.://history1900s.about.com/od/1980s/qt/Reagan-Assassination-Attempt.htm