Ronald Reagan actually said...

If they wanted to send me a tax increase, well, go ahead, make my day.

Remarks at a White House Meeting With Members of the American Business Conference

04/14/1986

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

For many years, U.S. strategic forces have helped protect our Nation and the Free World by providing a capable and effective deterrent.

Free trade serves the cause of economic progress, and it serves the cause of world peace.

We must resist protectionism because it can only lead to fewer jobs for them and fewer jobs for us.

We're in the same boat with our trading partners.