Pres. Reagan's State of the Union messages to Congress, 1982-1988

OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)

Abortion     An unborn child is a living human being.

Budget & Economy     End "stagflation" with cuts to taxes and spending.     Reduce deficit by growth, lower interest, & spending control.     Double-digit inflation is no longer a way of life.     Federal spending freeze: limited to rate of inflation.     Require the Federal Government to live within its means.

Corporations     Reduce corporate tax rates & keep incentives for capital.

Crime     Reform habeas corpus; more compassion for victims.

Drugs     Defeat the scourge of drugs, starting with our children.     Drug use falling: our students are just saying no to drugs.

Education     Establish education savings accounts as college incentive.     Tuition tax credits: avoid double payment for private school.     Replace obsession with dollars with commitment to quality.

Families & Children     Bedrock values: faith, family, work, neighborhood.     As the family goes, so goes our civilization.     Breakdown of the family causes "welfare culture".

Free Trade     Protectionism is destructionism: free, open, & fair trade.

Government Reform     In 1981, cut 23,000 pages of Federal Register regulations.

Health Care     Waste & fraud permeate every area of Medicare & Medicaid.

Homeland Security     One major regret: I took a risk with Iran & it did not work.

Tax Reform     Index tax rates so inflation can't push to higher brackets.

Technology     Permanently manned space station within a decade.

War & Peace     We support the Mujahidin, freedom fighters in Afghanistan.

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