the regular citizen, interest rates were way too high, and taxes were
             overwhelming to the average tax payer. President Reagan never panicked about it. He
             knew that change had to be done, because the economy was tied to every branch of the
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             The economy in 1983 was going down. Reagan was truly being tested quickly
             during his presidency. 1983 had the "highest jobless rate since the Great Depression of
             the 1930's." ("The Americana Annual" 54) Just like in the Depression, the president was
             faced with a huge challenge. However, he did not panic. That was probably the smartest
             thing to do. Reagan is much like Theodore Roosevelt. That is why opponents of the
             democratic party would criticize him. They didn't want this country to fall back into that
             same state of depression it was in decades ago. There were several things that have lead
             the country to be in the high jobless con condition that it was in
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