I concur on all three legs of this proposal. Now is the time to signal a more aggressive approach to stimulating the US economy. Ideally, it would be nice if this was accompanied by a real attempt to shrink the size of the federal government and reduce the tax burden accordingly, but that may not be politically attainable (not a strong enough majority in either house to overcome Democratic objections).
I concur on all three legs of this proposal. Now is the time to signal a more aggressive approach to stimulating the US economy. Ideally, it would be nice if this was accompanied by a real attempt to shrink the size of the federal government and reduce the tax burden accordingly, but that may not be politically attainable (not a strong enough majority in either house to overcome Democratic objections). There is also the RINO problem. I think Bush needs to tread lightly and carefully on this - however if he can come up with a very simple, clear proposal, such as the abolition of the income tax, the nation will love him forever. He can appear on national television, with a bound copy of all the tax regulations (probably huge) and say, "This is the present tax law. It is complex, unnecessary and a terrible drain on the economy. What I propose is very simple."
Cue, him throwing it into the rubbish. And he announces a new national sales tax to replace the IRS. The IRS, all its auditors and employees, to be told to get lost.
The pure love that would accompany such a move would overwhelm the Democrats and RINO.
Regards, Ivan