•Reagan entered office in 1980 vowing to cut both spending and taxes; he passed a major reduction in marginal tax rates where the top marginal rate fell from 70 percent when he came into office to 28 percent when he left. It’s now about 35 percent.
•National debt went from $700 billion to $3 trillion under Reagan.
•He grew the Federal Government by creating the Department of Veteran’s Affairs and increased the government payroll by 60,000 people.
•In 1983, he bailed out the Social Security program with $165 billion and increased the budget for the Defense Department dramatically.
•Reagan raised federal taxes 11 times as president. There’s no typo there; he raised taxes 11 times. And those tax increases ate up about half of his 1981 tax cut.
•His 1983 tax increase to help Medicare means Reagan raised taxes to fund government run healthcare.
•Reagan signed the largest corporate tax increase in our nation’s history.
The bailout of the Savings and Loan Industry was entirely from federal funds.

http://www.theliberaloc.com/2011/02/04/would-the-tea-party-throw-reagan-under-the-bus/

What is the status of the toxic removal at the Great Park? I am unclear as to why the runways, which were to be removed in the initial design, are now a part of the parks layout. Also, are ALL reports on the toxic removal available to the citizens of Irvine?

Thanks,
Francine