Ronald Reagan said "We don't have a trillion-dollar debt because we don't tax enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because government spends too much." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 19, 1982

We don't have a trillion-dollar debt because we don't tax enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because government spends too much.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at a White House Reception for Members of the American-Retail Federation

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