By contrast, the 3.0%+ growth rates sustained by the [[Reagan]] era tax cuts as the United States emerged from the 1982 [[recession]] provided the necessary stimulus to maintain a growing population and declining unemployment (below chart).<br> | By contrast, the 3.0%+ growth rates sustained by the [[Reagan]] era tax cuts as the United States emerged from the 1982 [[recession]] provided the necessary stimulus to maintain a growing population and declining unemployment (below chart).<br> |