Political? Yes.

Mock Accident. Senior Field Day. Senior Awards Night. Senior Night. Graduation.

Good thing I'm a junior!

Well, strike that. I was involved in each and every one of these events, ranging from photography and sound and video production to simply playing in the band. They're all an excuse, I guess, for not being able to get a blog post since late May.

And I'm not saying now that I have some time on my hands that this will be a good one, but I'll try. Here goes:

In preparation for this post, I had to think of ideas, and what better place to do that than in a school. It took a while to come up with something, but I think I got one.

Ronald Reagan.

Now, I realize that this is Massachusetts, and the general consensus does not like the guy, but overall, I believe he turned the country around. And before you tell me that I'm way too young to know anything about Reagan, or even politics in general, bite your tongue. Last semester, I did an entire research project on Reaganomics and why they work. I may even cut-and-paste right from my paper.

It goes like this:

[People] forget about the years leading up to the 1980s: Jimmy Carter was President, there was a revolution in Iran leading to American hostages being taken, and the U.S. was in the middle of Cold War.

My favorite part is this:

It is said [Reagan] was so powerful that the second he put his hand on the Bible to take the oath of office, Iran released all the hostages. In reality, the hostages were released twenty minutes after he was sworn in, but the impact was well known.

I call that power. I guess people knew he meant business, and he did.

First, there's this thing, an idea, a theory, called the Laffer Curve. For any of you who have seen Ferris Bueller's Day Off, you know what it is. (And I hope that you realize that was a joke. Ben Stein is not my idea of a good time.)

The Laffer Curve is a relationship between the tax rate and government revenue, based on the notion that at a tax rate of 0 percent and at a tax rate of 100 percent, the government fails to generate any revenue.

The trick to maximum revenue, according to the curve, is “t*,” or the optimal tax rate, which is a delicate balance that can change depending on what country or even what municipality the curve is being applied to.

Second, I have opposing statements and refutations. One is that the U.S. ended the 1980s with a higher deficit than when they started. Yes, it's true, but, right from my paper:

The higher deficit in 1990 ($3.2 trillion) compared to 1980 ($909 billion) stems mainly from the Cold War. This war was not one of physical fighting, but known commonly as a “war of ideas.” It is usually split into five different periods from 1947- 1991. The years during the Reagan presidency were arguably the most tense and hostile, however. The Reagan deficit was a direct product of increased military spending. In fact, while President, Ronald Reagan increased military spending 35 percent.

That last part was taken right from the White House website.

If you don't believe me, fine, let's talk about it.

If you need more proof that Reagan fixed the economy, and how we need somebody to do exactly the same thing today, let me know. I'm open to ideas, but quick to correct.

And if you want a copy of that paper, which is chock-full of references and footnotes, give me a yell. I'm more than happy sending it to you.