Reaganomics

[rey-guh-nom-iks]

noun

1. the economic policies put forth by the administration of President Ronald Reagan, especially as emphasizing supply-side theory.

Other Word Forms

• Reaganomic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Reaganomics¹

1980–85; blend of Reagan and economics

Example Sentences

In the world that Reaganomics built and over which 14 billionaires now run roughshod, it’s certainly an alluring theory.

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Thank God for Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner, because they had their fingers on the pulse of the country in the Reagan 80s and “Reaganomics.”

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Economically, we saw Reaganomics and neoliberalism concentrate extreme wealth into corporate hands.

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Ronald Reagan started touting “Reaganomics” at a time when his approval ratings were stuck in the high 30s and long before the economy recovered from its late-1970s doldrums.

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Reaganomics and rampant consumerism are unraveling civil rights progress as the zeitgeist has become ever more mercenary.

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