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Posted on 01/07/2008 2:34:05 PM PST by pissant
All but two GOP presidential candidates have committed to voters to oppose income tax increases
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Among the 2008 presidential field, all but two of the Republican candidates -- Sens. John McCain and Fred Thompson -- have made a written commitment to the American people promising to oppose and veto income tax increases.
Sen. McCain signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge as a candidate for president in 2000, and has signed and kept the Pledge as a Senator.
For two decades, Americans for Tax Reform has asked all presidential and federal candidates to commit to their constituents, in writing, to oppose any and all efforts to raise income taxes. On the presidential level, every Republican nominee since Ronald Reagan has made this commitment, including President George W. Bush. In the current Congress, 42 Senators and 196 members of the House of Representatives have made this commitment, including N.H. Sens. Judd Gregg and John Sununu.
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The candidates that HAVE signed this little piece of idiocy are not worthy to be in the field. It shows a terrible lack of foresight.
Some people don’t have thought processes. ;^)
Whoa Nelly!!
I appreciate you making the point. I will say that it was never my intent to imply that he was waffling on the issue, and I’m not trying to suggest you were inimating that.
Cato institute was talking about this a few years ago, when our government is running a deficit we are getting government spending for cheap. And when something is cheap, you buy more of it.
When you can get a bridge to nowhere for free, sure who isn’t going to say yes. But if you actually have to pay for it by either cutting something else or by raising taxes, well that’s another question altogether.
In 1992 Congress & Clinton Raised taxes, they were punished for it in 1994 and both Congress and Clinton were terrified of raising taxes or spending.
But with the Bush Tax Cuts, spending increases and no punishment in elections or financial markets only encourages more reckless spending.
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I knew you weren't implying that. You were very clear and I'm sorry if I was not. I was just responding to the misleading headline of the article by piggybacking on your post to make my point. We are in agreement.
Thanks for the additional comments. I knew we were. You take care.
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