Huh? The reason we outspent them was because of Reagan.
Yes... Reagan spent tons of money... We know... look at the debt he racked up.
I'm not saying it was the right or wrong thing... I'm simply saying that he piled up a lot of debt. If the USSR tried to keep up and couldn't, well, that was their idiotic fault.
I wouldn't say Reagan "did" it... They did it to themselves by not thinking and playing keep up with the jones'.
Reagan didn't make them do it... They did it on their own.