April 15, 2014
Thanks Republicans
Laurence M. Vance
For not abolishing the federal Department of Education. Reading Walter Williams’ article today reminds me to thank Republicans for not abolishing this monstrosity. Reagan proposed abolishing the Department of Education while campaigning for president in 1980. The Republican Party platforms of 1980 and 1996 likewise called for the department’s elimination. But as I wrote in “Too Little, Too Late“:
- During Reagan’s first six years as president, the Senate was
controlled by the Republicans. The budget for the Department of Education
increased from $14.7 billion in fiscal year 1981 (Jimmy Carter’s last
budget) to $22.8 billion in fiscal year 1989 (Reagan’s last budget).
During George H.W. Bush’s term in office, Congress was in the complete
control of the Democrats. By his last fiscal year (1993), the education
budget had increased to $32.5 billion. During Bill Clinton’s last six
years in office, the Republicans controlled both the House and the
Senate. Yet the education budget ballooned to $42.1 billion by fiscal
year 2001 (Clinton’s last budget). Under George W. Bush, the Republicans
controlled both the House and the Senate for more than four years. During
his term in office the education budget increased all the way up to $100
billion in fiscal year 2006 before leveling off in the $60 billion
range.
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