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title: "“We don't have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven't taxed…"
date: 2025-08-10
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# “We don't have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven't taxed…

*August 10, 2025 · Twitter/X*

"We don\'t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven\'t taxed enough, we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much."\
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--- Ronald Reagan\
Address to National Association of Realtors, March 28, 1982