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In accordance with Reagan's less-government intervention views, the budget<ref>{{cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9A0DE3DE1630F93BA35752C0A960948260|accessdate=2008-08-21|work=The New York Times|date=[[January 8]], [[1986]]|author=Rosenbaum, David E|title=Reagan insists Budget Cuts are way to Reduce Deficit}}</ref> and several government programs were cut during his tenure,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Encyclopedia Brittanica|title=Ronald Reagan: Presidency>>Domestic policies|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/492882/Ronald-W-Reagan/214230/Domestic-policies|accessdate=2008-08-21}}</ref> including a 22 percent reduction to the EPA budget, accusations that the EPA mismanaged a $1.6 billion superfund for cleaning toxic waste sites and attempts to purge tens of thousands of allegedly disabled people from the Social Security disability roles.<ref>{{cite news|author=Sullivan, Patricia|work=The Washington Post|title=Anne Gorsuch Burford, 62, Dies; Reagan EPA Direcor |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3418-2004Jul21.html|accessdate=2008-07-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE6D81738F93AA25757C0A964958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all| title=U.S. to Reconsider Denial of Benefits to Many Disabled|date=[[April 19]], [[1992]]|author=Pear, Robert|work=The New York Times|accessdate=2008-05-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epa.gov/history/topics/epa/15e.htm|title=Views from the Former Administrators|date=November 1985|accessdate=2008-08-21|publisher=Environmental Protection Agency|work=EPA Journal}}</ref> Though he protected entitlement programs, such as [[Social Security]] and [[Medicare]], his administration cut outlays for many social programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/reference/pressketch.html|title=The Reagan Presidency|publisher=Reagan Presidential Foundation|accessdate=2008-08-04}}</ref> [[FICA]] payroll tax rates increased to maintain [[Social Security]] funding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/ProgData/taxRates.html|title=Social Security & Medicare Tax Rates|publisher=Social Security Administration|date=December 23, 2002|accessdate=2007-08-15}}</ref>
In accordance with Reagan's less-government intervention views, Reagan attempted to cut the budget by reducing spending,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9A0DE3DE1630F93BA35752C0A960948260|accessdate=2008-08-21|work=The New York Times|date=[[January 8]], [[1986]]|author=Rosenbaum, David E|title=Reagan insists Budget Cuts are way to Reduce Deficit}}</ref> and several government programs were cut during his tenure,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Encyclopedia Brittanica|title=Ronald Reagan: Presidency>>Domestic policies|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/492882/Ronald-W-Reagan/214230/Domestic-policies|accessdate=2008-08-21}}</ref> including a 22 percent reduction to the EPA budget, accusations that the EPA mismanaged a $1.6 billion superfund for cleaning toxic waste sites and attempts to purge tens of thousands of allegedly disabled people from the Social Security disability roles.<ref>{{cite news|author=Sullivan, Patricia|work=The Washington Post|title=Anne Gorsuch Burford, 62, Dies; Reagan EPA Direcor |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3418-2004Jul21.html|accessdate=2008-07-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE6D81738F93AA25757C0A964958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all| title=U.S. to Reconsider Denial of Benefits to Many Disabled|date=[[April 19]], [[1992]]|author=Pear, Robert|work=The New York Times|accessdate=2008-05-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epa.gov/history/topics/epa/15e.htm|title=Views from the Former Administrators|date=November 1985|accessdate=2008-08-21|publisher=Environmental Protection Agency|work=EPA Journal}}</ref> Though he protected entitlement programs, such as [[Social Security]] and [[Medicare]], his administration cut outlays for many social programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/reference/pressketch.html|title=The Reagan Presidency|publisher=Reagan Presidential Foundation|accessdate=2008-08-04}}</ref> [[FICA]] payroll tax rates increased to maintain [[Social Security]] funding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/ProgData/taxRates.html|title=Social Security & Medicare Tax Rates|publisher=Social Security Administration|date=December 23, 2002|accessdate=2007-08-15}}</ref>





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In accordance with Reagan's less-government intervention views, Reagan attempted to cut the budget by reducing spending,[1] and several government programs were cut during his tenure,[2] including a 22 percent reduction to the EPA budget, accusations that the EPA mismanaged a $1.6 billion superfund for cleaning toxic waste sites and attempts to purge tens of thousands of allegedly disabled people from the Social Security disability roles.[3][4][5] Though he protected entitlement programs, such as Social Security and Medicare, his administration cut outlays for many social programs.[6] FICA payroll tax rates increased to maintain Social Security funding.[7]



Deregulation

Reagan's appointees shared Reagan's policy of reducing the size of government, which resulted in a 22 percent reduction to the EPA budget, accusations that the EPA mismanaged a $1.6 billion superfund for cleaning toxic waste sites and attempts to purge tens of thousands of allegedly disabled people from the Social Security disability roles. The EPA controversies subsided when EPA director Anne Gorsuch resigned in 1983.[8][9] FICA payroll tax rates increased to maintain Social Security funding.[10]







Helms called the Civil Rights Act of 1964 "the single most dangerous piece of legislation ever introduced in the Congress."[11]

  1. ^ Rosenbaum, David E (January 8, 1986). "Reagan insists Budget Cuts are way to Reduce Deficit". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-21. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ "Ronald Reagan: Presidency>>Domestic policies". Encyclopedia Brittanica. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Patricia. "Anne Gorsuch Burford, 62, Dies; Reagan EPA Direcor". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  4. ^ Pear, Robert (April 19, 1992). "U.S. to Reconsider Denial of Benefits to Many Disabled". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-05-23. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Views from the Former Administrators". EPA Journal. Environmental Protection Agency. November 1985. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  6. ^ "The Reagan Presidency". Reagan Presidential Foundation. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  7. ^ "Social Security & Medicare Tax Rates". Social Security Administration. December 23, 2002. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  8. ^ Sullivan, Patricia. "Anne Gorsuch Burford, 62, Dies; Reagan EPA Direcor". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  9. ^ Pear, Robert (April 19, 1992). "U.S. to Reconsider Denial of Benefits to Many Disabled". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-05-23. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "Social Security & Medicare Tax Rates". Social Security Administration. December 23, 2002. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  11. ^ Larry Margasak, Jesse Helms: Polarizer, not a compromiser, Newsweek, July 5, 2008, [1]