Ronald Reagan actually said...

We've got to do something about that, so I propose the budget for 1984 will increase no more than the rate of inflation.

Radio Address to the Nation on the Fiscal Year 1984 Budget

01/28/1983

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We mean to end their profits, imprison their members, and cripple their organizations.

The injury to the domestic industry is clear.

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