Word: cuttingly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...effort to change the G.O.P. image and arouse voter excitement, many Republicans have been trying a different tactic this campaign. They have been championing the Kemp-Roth bill, which calls for a 33% federal income tax cut over a three-year period. The measure is based on the theory of Economist Arthur...
There is no doubt about Americans' desire for tax cuts, but there is considerable uncertainty about what changes such cuts would bring. Government officials warn loudly that tax slashing would mean reductions in police protection and public schooling, closed libraries and potholed streets. But most Americans apparently don't believe them. They think high taxes are a result not of the public demand for services but mainly of the relentless growth of the bureaucracy. Many believe taxes can easily be cut as much as 33%. How? They think the most obvious place to start the cuts...
Republicans, who have traditionally called for tax cuts, have failed to capitalize on the new sentiment. When asked which party would fight harder to cut taxes, 24% said the Republicans and 23% said the Democrats, with the remainder being unsure or seeing no difference. Similarly, 29% of those polled said the Democrats would run the government more efficiently, whereas only 22% said the Republicans would. Democrats were seen by a 30%-to-24% margin as more likely to "keep the economy prosperous." Voters did not express overwhelming confidence in either party to handle the tax issue, but those...
...surveyed would tend to choose the moderate by a 47%-to-43% margin. But people do not intend to vote solely on the tax issue: only a third of those surveyed said they would switch away from an otherwise preferred candidate if he took a stand against a tax cut, less than the percentage of voters who said they would abandon a preferred candidate if he came out in favor of federally funded abortions...
...over his former opponent and carry all sections of the country. Carter would likewise beat Reagan, as he would have earlier this year; but perhaps because of his whirlwind tour on behalf of Republicans, Reagan is closing the gap. Those voters who call the tax-cut issue critical in their choice of candidates are less likely to support Carter over either Republican...