# Reagan fans: what did Reagan do that you admire? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [April 18, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reagan-fans-what-did-reagan-do-that-you-admire/578890 "2011-04-18T22:34:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 38
**Author:** ![puddleglum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puddleglum/32/137_2.png) [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reagan-fans-what-did-reagan-do-that-you-admire/578890/38 "2011-04-19T18:57:38Z")
From Dick’s Link > [@](#): > > GDP rose 3.5% per annum in the Reagan years despite a severe recession in 1981-2. Reagan provided over the worst recession in 45 years during his first two years. This was because he stood with Volker to end inflaton. Despite this recession economic growth during his term averaged more than Carter and Clinton. Your cite provides evidence for Reagan’s greatness. Because the fall of the Soviet Union was such a complex event, opinions will differ as to how much a role Reagan had in it. Here is the opinion of someone who was there Lech Walesa[http://www.tommyduggan.com/VP070204lech.html](http://www.tommyduggan.com/VP070204lech.html) > [@](#): > > we owe him our liberty --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reagan-fans-what-did-reagan-do-that-you-admire/578890)._