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October 15, 2003
Let Them Expire
David Broder wonders: If a Democrat gets elected President next year, how will he get a Republican Congress to cancel the Bush tax cuts? Seems like it would be impossible, until you realize that these tax cuts are set to expire anyway. As long as Democrats in the Senate prevent the White House from making them permanent, it shouldn't be any problem raising taxes in the future (as this is pretty much inevitable) even if a Democrat doesn't win until 2008.
Broder's column then seems very shortsighted. I'd imagine that a Democratic president would have a much easier time pushing through one of those balanced budget amendments that cancels future tax cuts if the country starts running a deficit. Every Democrat in Congress would vote for a measure like this, it would easily pass the Senate, and if a Democrat wins the White House, he'll probably win enough moderate Republican House districts to convince the House to pass something like this as well. If I were Broder, I wouldn't worry.
Posted by Chris at October 15, 2003 10:31 AM
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just so you know, i ripped of this argument in the comments to a post over at Jane Galt. Some dud repsonded with several tirades about how September 11th was Clinton's fault.
Posted by: Wes at October 18, 2003 02:21 AM
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