Ronald Reagan actually said...

The overall percentage of the adjustment in the rates of pay under the General Schedule will be a 4.8 percent increase.

Message to the Congress Transmitting an Alternative Plan for Federal Civilian Pay Increases

08/30/1981

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

Well, the Government shouldn't either.

It's about time the notion that government is the servant, not the master, came back into fashion.

We live in a country where people truly care for one another.

What we do need is a commitment to education and not just more money.