Abstract
Early in 1981, Ronald Reagan proposed a new economic program to Congress, boldly entitled "America's New Beginning. "1 The heart of his vision was tax reduction: across-the-board rate cuts by 30 percent over three years. "In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem, " he declared in a speech. "It is time to reawaken this industrial giant, to get government back within its means and to lighten our punitive tax burden.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Living In The Eighties |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 125-138 |
Number of pages | 14 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780197714355 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780195187861 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 31 2023 |
Keywords
- Business
- Came
- Inspiration
- Legislative
- President
- Room
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Arts and Humanities
- General Social Sciences