Ronald Reagan, the original class warrior?

Was hard not to be a bit skeptical Monday when liberal think tank Center for American Progress unveiled a 1985 speech by President Ronald Reagan that made it seem he was the fore­father of President Obama's class warfare on job creators.

"We're going to close the unproductive tax loopholes that have allowed some of the truly wealthy to avoid paying their fair share," Reagan said in a speech to high school students. The loopholes "sometimes made it possible for millionaires to pay nothing," he said, "while a bus driver was paying 10 percent of his salary, and that's crazy. It's time we stopped."

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Carol D. Leonnig 07 Oct, 2011


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