W started the current trend of vote buying that we’re seeing. Most notable were his tax rebates which had no mid or long term effects on the economy.
I won’t argue on that the rebates were good....they weren’t. They were the best Bush could do with a Democrat congress, though.
BTW, Bush did those rebates after his re-election, so he wasn’t buying votes.
Like I said, Bush wasn’t perfect, but what B.O. is doing is so much worse...it is like comparing an ant hill to Mount Everest. Seriously.
When did the previous 'trend of vote buying' end?
This has been going on in every administration for a century, without exception.