I'm not sure why you have this fixation. Yes, when economic activity increases, so does taxation. Your point is once again irrelevant. More people are working. More investment is occurring. Yes, Reagan raised taxes. I'm sure I'm typing English, so I'm fairly sure you can understand the last sentence. Once again, what's your point? Your stubborn attachment to this point is the real example of "you can't fix stupid". As is the childish attempt to separate overall economic policy from taxation. It works in the aggregate. Obviously, none of the increased taxes seriously affected the expansion. Did Reagan's policies succeed? Yes of course. Again, what's your point?

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