Ronald Reagan: “77 percent of the people want us to balance the budget by cutting…”

On the recordApril 29, 1982

77 percent of the people want us to balance the budget by cutting spending; only 13 percent want us to balance it by raising taxes.

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Republican · California

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session on the Program for Economic Recovery With Editors and Broadcasters From Midwestern...

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