Ronald Reagan: “Deficits are not caused by our lowering taxes. Deficits are caused by…”

On the recordMarch 2, 1982

Deficits are not caused by our lowering taxes. Deficits are caused by government spending too much.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at the Los Angeles County, California, Board of Supervisors' Town Meeting

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Ronald Reagan: “Deficits are not caused by our lowering taxes. Deficits are caused by government spending too much.”