Ronald Reagan actually said...

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

Interview With Representatives of the Scripps-Howard News Service

10/24/1984

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John Kennedy knew this 20 years ago when he proposed a tax cut based on the same principle.

I'll say single digit.

This is one of my highest priorities.

The private sector has formidable powers of creativity and risk-taking.