Bush 1999: "It's Important to Cut the Taxes"

George Bush says taxes must be cut to keep the economy growing at 1999 Republican presidential debate

TRANSCRIPT:
BUSH:We took a very conservative approach. We took all the Social Security money and left it for one thing: Social Security. We took the budget additions that I think are important, particularly strengthening the military, andput that in the budget. And we had $100 billion left over and $100 billion in unspent money.

It's important to cut the taxes, Tom, otherwise government's going to spend it. And it's important to cut the taxes to keep the economy growing. And when we cut the taxes it's important to remember, there's a lot of folks who are struggling on what I call the outskirts of poverty. I mentioned it to John in the question, that the single mom with kids — which, by the way, in my judgment's the toughest job in America.

It's important for the Republicans to hear their call too. It's important that when we make the tax code fair — we hear people at the bottom of the economic ladder, as well as the top. And so my plan says if you're a mom making $22,000 a year and you're heading to the middle class, we're going to tear down the toll booth so you can get to the middle class.

No, this is a responsible plan. The only way — the only way to get rid of the so-called surpluses in the short term is to put Al Gore or Bill Bradley as president of the United States, and they'll spend it all.

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[cullgmail]

bush you MOTHERFUCKING wasted a record BUDGET SURPLUS turned it back into record BUDGET DEFICITS and gave HUGE TAX CUTS TO WEALTHIER AMERICANS!!!! yup worst president in modern history

[chuichinagumo]

fuck this idiot buffon!!!

[wprincip]

I agree he was the worst, but now that we have a Democrat President now they want to cut spendig, how weird why didnt they do that when this thief was in power. now they blame President Obama for our debt. but we the people know who did this it was u republicans

[loyaldude10]

@zaczattack --u forget that he did not veto 1 (nota 1) sinlge spending bill in his 1st 6 yrs in office. After Dems took control of Congress in 2006 elections, he suddenly became a little deficit conscious. Waht a fraud. Shame on the American people who voted for him twice

[loyaldude10]

@cullgmail ---right. the worst and one of the dumbest. Too dumb to even realize his limitations

[zaczattack]

@timsgotaim OMG I misspelled on youtube, I guess I'm going to fail my comment box test. Go suck a cock you piece of shit!

[timsgotaim]

@zaczattack... must've been horrible like your spelling...try four instead of for next time...now we know where you are on the intellectual ladder

[SmoothCriminalAaron]

Hmmm sounds like somthing Obama would say. At least Bush won't cut tax for very rich when poor struggle

[zaczattack]

his first for years were good fiscally, his last four were horrible. He went liberal

[exbronco1980]

most americans like george w. bush.

[BamaChris]

Don't be so hard on Gore. At least he lost the election.