No New Taxes? Don't Read His Lips

By Adam Hughes and Craig Jennings, OMB Watch
Published February 23, 2007 at TomPaine.com

President Bush is planning on raising taxes, but he won't come out and say it. In fact, he has continued to loudly proclaim he can balance the federal budget by 2012 and not raise taxes one cent. His rhetoric on the budget is misleading, if not outright deceitful, precisely when having an honest discussion is paramount to implementing policies to confront the long-term fiscal challenges our nation faces.

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