The Austerity Trap.(evaluating the Democrats' stance on economic policies)
American Prospect, The, September, 2001 by BOROSAGE, ROBERT L.
Bush is vulnerable on spending priorities and the tax cut, but Dems are promoting the economics of Coolidge.
THIS IS JUNIOR'S `READ MY lips,'" gloats former Clinton campaign adviser Paul Begala. Bush has broken his pledge not to dip into the Social Security surplus. Democrats are rolling out town meetings, television ads, and a press offensive to castigate Bush for "squandering the surplus" and to tell him to "keep his hands off Social Security and Medicare." This, Democratic pollsters argue, will discredit the Bush tax cut, derail his plan to privatize ...
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