Ronald Reagan actually said...

The budget we've presented for next year will only represent about a 6.8-percent increase in spending.

Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a Fund-raising Reception for Senator John Heinz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

05/13/1982

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

I will veto any tax increase the Congress sends me.

Today the tax code is so voluminous and complex even the Internal Revenue Service has trouble understanding it.

I have decided, pursuant to section 301(a)(2) and (b) of the Act, to increase the U.S. import duties on the pasta articles.

Excessive government spending, taxing, and regulating—no matter how well intended—is a formula for disaster.