Nice try, that bill came out of a democrat congress led by Tip O'Neil. Maybe you don't totally understand how our government functions. All spending comes in the form of a bill, a spending bill if you will. As stated before the dems held a sizable majority so they knew what they were doing. I know this is difficult for you since you have tried your best to paint this totally as a Reagan deal. However, the very next year, 1984, Reagan went on the carry 49 of 50 states in the election plus the Repub. picked up 16 additional seats in the House so obviously people were pleased with what he was doing. Your problem is that you know just enough to make you look stupid, and you probably got these few talking points from the union hall. You obviously haven't done much research.