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Bush Is Not Alone On Tax Promise
A discussion of presidential pledge dynamics on taxes, comparing George Bush with past leaders including Ronald Reagan. The piece notes no new taxes rhetoric, party bargaining without preconditions, and the political calculus of deficit economies and campaign promises that rarely bind long term. It cites past presidents Johnson Nixon Carter and Reagan as examples of broken pledges and strategic tax changes.
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