Domestic+Policies

U.S. Domestic Policies during the 1980's

Facts about the 1980  Populatoin: 226,546,000 National Debt: 1980 - $914,000,000,000 National Debt: 1986 - $2,000,000,000,000 Average salary: $15,757 Life Expectancy: Male 69.9 Female 77.6 Minimum Wage: $3.10 Attendance: Movies 20 million/week  Families in the 1980's In these years the families changed drastically. The same trends continued from the 60's and 70's. Trends such as devorce, unmarrieds living together More women got degrees and better jobs. They had fewer children This is a chart of the percetage of One Parent Families in America in the 1980's. []

American Acomplishments - Human Gnome Project was funded in 1988 after major advances took place in genetic reaserch. - This project located the estimated 80,000 genes found in the human DNA. -In 1981 America'a first reusable spacecraft was launched.

Education in the 80's  American Council on Education conducted a study in 1980. The study showed that college fresmen were now, more than ever, focused on money and power. The number one degree in college was MBA(Masters in Business Administration )



Economics in the 1980's

Ronald Reagan proposed a bill that would lower the income tax rate by 30%. Both individual and coporate This would be the single bigest tax deduction in American History. They effected the welathy the most. The recieved a greater in come and intern invested more money into the economy. Ronald Reagan insisted that cutting taxes would intern help the economy as a whole; instead of the liberal aproach on spending.

Medicare and Healthcare in the 1980's Medicare funding by the governent was cut. Funding for the poor was cut. The Governent didn't support the programs that gave aid to the poor. Reagon believed in hard work and working for what you get.

President Ronald W.Reagan -President from 1981-89 -Conservative Republican -Anticommunist -Former movie star

Ronald Reagon took office January 20th, 1981 - 69 days later he was shot. - he recovered and returned to office -Over all, the Reagon years saw a prosperity -From lowered taxes to an increase in our economic prosperity the Reagon adminstration reterned our counrty to a land of optimism and posperity, a nation once again on top.

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