Cyrus McCormick built the mechanical reaper
Win for taxation policies--loss on reversing social welfare programs.
Reagan was able to reverse taxation and provide breaks for the upper classes to stimulate job growth and wages. However, programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid were so heavily used he was not able to get rid of those programs.
Reagan wanted to return to a country with free trade, laissez-faire policies, and limited government influence in the economy. However, some of the New Deal and Great Society programs had become widely used especially by the ever growing elderly population. Reagan was not able to stop these programs without major repercussions to his elderly base.<span />
Here is some more background information about FDR before he was President:
1) Member of the New York State Senate- FDR initially got involved in politics at the state level, representing the 26th district in the New York legislature.
2) Assistant Secretary of the Navy- FDR served in this role during Woodrow Wilson's presidency. This included World War I. This experience helped President FDR when he became the president and was involved in World War II during the 1940's.
