Welcome to the Church of Tax Cuts, where the miracle elixir is the proper prescription for any and all symptoms. And – get this! – there are never any nasty side effects. If you doubt that, you’ve obviously never spoken to a true believer. In 2001, President Bush said the budget surplus was a sign the government had taken too much money from hard-working Americans. Cure? Time-released tax cuts spread out over 10 years. When the economy tanked after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the answer was more tax cuts. But wasn’t the growing deficit a sign the government wasn’t raising enough revenue? Not if you pray in the right pews. Tax cuts, they say, pay for themselves. Plus, they can provide for a war on terror, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the new prescription drug program and a robust economy!
