Sunday, March 1, 2015

Jeb Bush Is One GOP Hopeful Won't Sign 'No Tax Hike' Pledge

Election 2016: We understand the only Republican in the field of potential presidential candidates who hasn't pledged not to raise taxes is the presumed front-runner: former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. There's a family history here.
George H.W. Bush signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, but lost his re-election bid in 1992 after he broke his famous "read my lips: no new taxes" oath to voters.
Perhaps that's a big reason son Jeb is so averse to making such a promise. When he was asked in 2012 whether he would sign the pledge administered by Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, Bush told the media:
"No, I ran for office three times. The pledge was presented to me three times. I never signed the pledge. I cut taxes every year I was governor. I don't believe you outsource your principles and convictions to people."
It's true that Jeb Bush was a tax-cutter as two-term governor, and he had an exemplary economic record on jobs, growth and government spending control.
But his declaration that somehow it is "outsourcing" principles and convictions to promise to voters that taxes won't be raised if elected president is disturbing. Since when is it inappropriate for a politician to make a promise to voters?
Is there a scenario in which Jeb Bush would raise taxes? Voters have a right to know....
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