The Problem With Sean Hannity's Data

Looking Deeper At Sean Hannity’s Love Affair with Reagan

August 8, 2010 by Brian Kurtz  
Filed under General

On a more-than-daily basis on his radio show, Sean Hannity uses Ronald Reagan’s jobs numbers as part of an argument for returning to Reagan’s economic policies. “Ronald Reagan lowered taxes and created 21 million jobs.” For years, I’ve accepted this claim as proof that Reagan’s policies, say whatever else you might about them, were great [...]