Ronald Reagan: “I think that government can be, and was, a drag on the economy—still…”

On the recordOctober 24, 1984

I think that government can be, and was, a drag on the economy—still is.

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Republican · California

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Interview With Representatives of the Scripps-Howard News Service

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