Forbes mener, at politikerne i Washington har ødelagt store dele af dette reformprogram stille og roligt med masse af små ændringer i skattesystemet, nye reguleringer og nye udgifter. Hvilket dog ikke betyder, at successen ikke kunne gentages. Men selvom præsident Barack Obama forsøger at lyde som Reagan, mødes med medlemmer af Reagans stab og læser Lou Cannons glimrende Reagan-bibliografi, så er der intet i hans politik, som minder om Reagans:
"Reagan aggressively embraced free-market, supply-side principles that empowered the American people to rebuild and creatively expand our economy and standard of living. In contrast, the Obama administration has expanded the powers of government over us and our economy on a scale never before seen in peacetime American history. President Reagan understood, and fervently believed in, the American spirit of free enterprise. So far, President Obama hasn't shown that he does".
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