Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for December 05, 1981
December 04, 1981
December 06, 1981
Transcript:
Nancy Reagan: Don't you think we should get up, dear? It's nearly 9:30... Reagan: I know... I've just been thinking about Dave Stockman... Nancy: Will you have to let him go, dear? Reagan: Nope. I'm not giving in. As I told Senator Baker yesterday, Congress can lean on me all they want, but David Stockman is my... hey! Nancy: What's wrong, dear? Reagan: What's... what's that down at the foot of the bed? Nancy: It's... AIEE! Reagan: Oh, my God... the head of a Trojan horse!
David Stockman described the 1981 tax cuts as a Trojan horse for trickle-down economics. Funny, I was under the impression that it was pretty explicitly the reason.