ka (02/02/83)
SO: 1) Gas prices are down. Well, I suppose you could argue that by leading the country into a recession, Reagan has causes demand to drop and prices to fall. A very good article in The Public Interest (Fall '82, I believe) explains that the price of oil was bound to fall, regard- less of the recession. 2) Inflation and interest rates are down. (The claim that "inflation is no longer a problem" depends on your idea of what rate of inflation is acceptable.) These changes *are* the result of the recession, but it is hard to determine what percentage of the responsibility for the recession belongs to Reagan. Long live the recession! :-) Kenneth Almquist