Ronald Reagan actually said...

Raising taxes is a cop-out; cutting waste in government is the right way to go.

Radio Address to the Nation on Taxes and on the Budget Deficit

03/02/1984

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

I do not dismiss the dangers of big deficits, nuclear conflict, or international terrorism.

Let's reject the nonsense that America is doomed to decline.

Yes, one of disappointment.

I happen to believe in that program, and I gave them word that I would support that.