五、供给学派:里根与美国经济复兴
伟人往往在逆境中诞生,正是在滞胀的泥潭中,里根成为了美国的总统。
在他的就任演讲中提到:“We are a nation that has a government-not the other way around。 And this makes us special among the nations of the earth。 Our government has no power except that granted by the people。 It is time to check and reverse the growth of government which shows signs of having grown beyond the consent of the governed。”
在这篇演讲词当中,里根只提了一个问题:“为什么这个全世界最自由的国度里,人民不能自由地创造财富?”他的回答是:“政府膨胀过度了!”这其实是半个世纪以来,美国总统首次直面罗斯福新政给美国经济带来的困境,也标志着美国对凯恩斯主义的全面宣战。