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John McCain: By growing the economy, by growing the economy. When Reagan came to office, inflation was double digit, interest rates…

On the recordOctober 28, 2008
By growing the economy, by growing the economy. When Reagan came to office, inflation was double digit, interest rates were, unemployment was double digit. Everybody said you can't do it by cutting taxes and by increasing wealth and having our economy improve.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain outlines his strategy for addressing the deficit through economic growth.

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