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...based on the moral belief that people had the right control their own economic activity and destiny without being fettered by the government. Democrats often erroneously charge that Bush has no mandate to implement his policies on economic or social welfare issues like Social Security and the tax code because, they claim, Bush didn’t adequately discuss those issues in the campaign and voters’ true economic interests aligned with Kerry. But the facts indicate just the opposite. Exit polls showed more voters trust Bush to handle the economy than Kerry. The privatization of Social Security...
...earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and now I intend to spend it,” said President George W. Bush last week after he won his second term. Since his tight victory last Tuesday, he has set out a domestic policy agenda that includes rewriting the tax code and privatizing social security—issues that were not paraded as the centerpiece of his campaign. Although Bush won by a margin of 3 million popular votes, his re-election was in a large part due to the huge turnout among evangelical Christians who were brought to the polls...
...entirely clear how Bush intends to change the tax code, as he did not talk about this extensively on the campaign trail. According to his advisers, he will appoint a bipartisan commission by the end of the year to explore ideas such as a single-rate flat tax and a national sales tax. It is worrisome that one of the first issues that Bush has began talking about after winning the election is one to which he gave so little attention during his campaign...
...that he has a mandate to pursue highly controversial issues that were not fully discussed at the national level. People voted overwhelmingly for Bush because he seemed to have strong moral convictions and a tough stance on terror, not because they necessarily agreed with his positions on the tax code and social security. These issues were marginalized during the campaigns and the debates, which focused on health care, education, the war on terror, social issues and Iraq. Bush must reach across party lines and begin bridging the gap between the left and the right before he begins implementing what looks...
Haan said the total money generated by the week’s sales exceeded his expectations—over $110,000 was generated between Tuesday and Friday, with the promise of future sales if the fire code changes...