Word: tax-cutting
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...Which may help explain why George W. Bush looked a bit mystified last week as he struggled to interest voters in one of the biggest tax-cut proposals in recent history. Taunted by Al Gore's accusations that his plan favors the rich and endangers America's prosperity, Bush and his aides abandoned their Theme of the Week--education--and spent their time rebutting Gore and explaining (and then explaining again) Bush's plan. This marked the campaign's first serious message derailment since last February, when Bush visited Bob Jones University while slugging it out with John McCain...
...gleefully called a "split over strategy" could just have been a candidate reining in his bulldogs. Either way, it's in keeping with the above-the-fray image that Bush has cultivated with some success in this campaign. He might want to start applying that good sense to his tax-cut sales plan...
...still believe that Republicans base all their tax-cut proposals on the same principle: if rich people pay less in taxes, we'll all be better off. In the debate over the current inheritance tax, those against the repeal believe the burden falls only on people they call the "stinking rich." But Chris Cox, a Republican Congressman from California, actually said the real burden is borne by the "low-wage workers" who might lose their jobs when farms and small businesses have to fold because heirs can't pay the tax on the estate...
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