11 percent-yet federal spending increased 24 percent.
Yet, Jackson asks, "has it become the conventional wisdom that low taxes are the key to economic vitality?" His unhappy conclusion: Almost certainly not. "The forces of statism and zero-sum thinking gather daily like dark clouds over Washington, and we may well be in for a downpour of new taxes as soon as Reagan leaves office."

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