many, many years. [applause] in 1986 ronald reagan led the world by cutting our corporate daks rate by 34%. that was below the average rate for developed countries at the time. everybody thought that was a monument althing that happened. but then under this pro america system, our economy boond. it just went it just went beautifully, right through the roof. the middle class thrived and median family income increased. other countries saw that success. they looked at us, they saw what is america doing, what s happening with the united states, and they acted very swiftly by cutting their taxes lower and lower and lower and reforming their tax systems to be far more competitive than ours. over the past 30 years the average business tax rate among