Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The supply-side fiscal policies introduced during the presidency of Ronald Reagan.

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  • proper noun The economic ideas and policies of the American president Ronald Reagan and his two administrations (1981-1989).

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Blend of the name of Ronald Wilson Reagan and economics.]

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Blend of Reagan and economics

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Examples

  • Trickle down Reaganomics is a joke and we are all reaping the benefits from it now, aren't we?

    Al Franken's senate shut down 2009

  • Paul Krugman looks at this chart of the personal savings rate in the United States and concludes that Reaganomics is the most likely reason that it fell off a cliff ….

    Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » More Lame Economic Analysis 2009

  • Apparently the rush to crown Rush Limbaugh as the de facto head of the Republican party and stick with the plan of canonizing Reaganomics is getting to be too much for some Republicans.

    Had Enough? 2009

  • So far, Reaganomics is about 9 trillion in the hole and fast heading to ten.

    McCain Reverts to Balanced Budget Pledge - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • I find it much more likely that some of those pundits are just wanting Clinton to win and want to find some way to make Obama unpalatable to Democrats and erecting some strawman about Obama that connects him to Reaganomics is probably the best way to do it without coming off as racist.

    Your Right Hand Thief 2008

  • Witty political strategists rebranded neoliberalism with the name Reaganomics because, during most of the 1980s,

    Mexico: Land of Dire Straits and Reaganomics 2009

  • He said: You know, Brian, it's funny - they don't call it Reaganomics any more: '

    Relationships 1988

  • His 1979 book, "American Renaissance: A Strategy for the 1980s," contained what became known as Reaganomics during Ronald Reagan's presidency and helped redefine the GOP's economic identity.

    IndyStar.com Top Stories 2009

  • Kemp's 1979 book, "American Renaissance: A Strategy for the 1980s," contained what became known as Reaganomics during Ronald Reagan's presidency and helped redefine the GOP's economic identity.

    t r u t h o u t 2009

  • Kemp's 1979 book, "American Renaissance: A Strategy for the 1980s," contained what became known as Reaganomics during Ronald Reagan's presidency and helped redefine the GOP's economic identity.

    t r u t h o u t 2009

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