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October 5, 2011

Obama Invokes Reagan in Push for Tax Changes 
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President Obama continued his campaign for raising taxes on the
wealthiest Americans on Tuesday with a speech in Texas. Obama invoked
the words of former President Ronald Reagan to bolster his argument.

President Obama: "A great American said that he thought it was 'crazy'
that certain tax loopholes made it possible for millionaires to pay
nothing, while a bus driver was paying 10 percent of his salary.
Alright. You know who this guy was? It wasn’t a Democrat. It wasn’t
some crazy socialist. It was Ronald Reagan. It was Ronald Reagan. Last
time I checked, Republicans all thought Reagan made some sense."



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