Both of them have religious views
The federal reserve is the central banking. it was created to protect the money (i think)
Alaska.
"On July 17, 1897, the steamship Portland arrived in Seattle from Alaska with 68 miners and a cargo of “more than a ton of solid gold” from the banks of the Klondike River in Canada's Yukon Territory."
The revenues from the Excise tax are earmarked to pay for social security and Medicare
Because nearby governments asked for help so they sent troops. Technically regan actually asked for it though.