Here’s a blast from the past that should be resuscitated today. It’s a campaign commercial produced by the 1984 Reagan campaign.
And while it doesn’t have the substance and strength of the Gipper’s own words, the message is as appropriate in 2011 as it was in 1984.
The strength of this commercial isn’t just that it appeals to pocketbook concerns. It also makes the direct connection between higher taxes and higher spending, thus trumping the typical DC prevarication that higher taxes will be used to reduce red ink.