Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for March 19, 1981

Transcript:

Slackmeyer: Madam Chairwoman, it is with great confidence that I recommend to this committee the administration's economic recovery program. I believe that in the very near future, Americans can expect to see an economy in which inflation is low, productivity is high, the federal budget balanced, and the dollar mighty once again! How do we propose to do this? Well, simply by adding three annual tax cuts to a tight money policy, a burst of deregulation, a massive military build-up, and a set of changing expectations. Taken together... Voice: Don't forget the eye of a newt.