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Socialism US-Style and Ronald Reagan

"Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem...It is my intention to curb the size and influence of the federal establishment."

That statement, in Ronald Reagan's inaugural address on January 20, 1981, was the opening shot in what became known as the Reagan Revolution: small government, low taxes, de-regulation, a belief that the markets know best. The revolution's spirit shone through the 2008 platform of the Republican Party, presented at its convention early in September.

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