Jeb Bush Still Refuses to Rule Out Tax Hikes

Americans for Tax Reform ^ | March 19, 2015 | Posted by John Kartch

[Jim Robinson]

Jeb Bush has enthusiastically endorsed a "grand bargain" tax increase with Democrats, says his father's 1990 "Read My Lips" tax increase "created the spending restraint of the 90's," (false -- see details below) and refuses to sign the Taxpayer Protection Pledge to the American people.

And today, as reported in a piece by The Daily Beast's Tim Mak, the Jeb Bush camp refuses to even answer the question of whether Jeb will make any general statement promising not to raise taxes:

Pressed regarding Jeb Bush’s positions on taxes, his aides did not directly respond to a question about whether Jeb Bush might make a general promise to voters more broadly not to raise taxes.

Meanwhile, as governors, Scott Walker, Bobby Jindal, and Rick Perry have all signed — and kept — the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. As Senators, Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio have all signed — and kept — the pledge.

As president, George W. Bush kept his tax promise to the American people.

George H.W. Bush, reflecting upon his "Read My Lips" tax hike, deemed it the greatest mistake of his presidency.

Regarding Jeb's claim that the 1990 Read My Lips tax hike created spending restraint, let's take a look at what actually happened:

[Jim Robinson]

FUJB!! Wrong on amnesty, wrong, on Commie core, wrong on homo marriage, wrong on taxes, wrong for America!!

[Blood of Tyrants]

Is Jeb planning on running as a DemocRat?

[DiogenesLamp]

Jeb Bush Still Refuses to Rule Out Tax Hikes

We don't care because we aren't going to have to put up with him anyway. :)

[Fungi]

He will not run as a Rhino as he will soon find out.

[laplata]

We don’t care because we aren’t going to have to put up with him anyway.

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That’s right. He’s not going very far.

[tennmountainman]

I will vote for an orange juice can before I EVER vote for another Bush.

[EXCH54FE]

Can we just Rule out Jeb Bush, and move on to Cruz Control!!

[jazusamo]

He’s a RAT on the inside and knows it but an establishment pubbie outside.

[Zhang Fei]

Bush thinks he’s already the GOP nominee. We’ll see...

[EagleUSA]

I heard Jeb in an interview say that he was “the most conservative governor Florida has ever had...”.

This, while he digs his political grave with Real Republicans, social conservatives, and Constitutional conservatives.

[Yogafist]

Read my lips, I am not a conservative.

[petenmi]

“Read my lips, no new taxes.” Oops, wrong Bush!

[SandRat]

He thinks the Bush name will carry him to the WH, NO MATTER WHAT.

The only place he's going is the unemployment line!!!

[SteelTrap]

Ditto Jimrob - and like the rest of the Bush clan he is a anti-US, pro-NWO globalist. The people behind Jeb win with a Pres Bus or Pres Clinton.....tells us a lot. We must defeat the globalists. They want the US to be managed by the bureaucracy they control.

[PROCON]

[BitWielder1]

Is he running as Hillary's VP candidate?

[C210N]

Jeb is the Severe Conservative for 2016.

[C210N]

Is he running as Hillary's VP candidate?

I might even contribute to such a candidiocy.

[dowcaet]

Bush is beginning to fade. It’s gonna come down to four people I think for the nomination: Ted Cruz, Scott Walker, Marco Rubio, and Rand Paul.

[SteelTrap]

That guy was a joke. The parties are controlled by joke slingers.