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Broken Political Promises Mean Tax Hikes

By Sam Batkins
Wednesday, July 08 2009

It is one of the most iconic broken promises in politics: “Read my lips, no new taxes.” After breaking that campaign promise, President George H.W. Bush effectively destroyed any political capital he had with conservatives and everyone else who was slapped with Bush’s higher tax rates. Yet despite that political lesson, little has changed as promise-breaking seems still to be the norm in Washington. On June 26, 2009, the House of Representatives narrowly passed (219-212) an energy bill. The bill, commonly referred to as the “Cap-and-Trade energy tax,” will regulate…

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