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Coyotl

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12. Yes, incentivizing economic activity used to happen

Reply to paleotn (Reply #11)

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 04:50 PM

Jan 2013

with tax breaks. But, Bush just wanted to enrich his class without encumberances of any sort. So, you did not have to invest in the economy to get a tax break. You got it by merit of being one of the rich few.

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