Full quote, before the above "clarification":
"If there's a recession it's important to cut taxes to make sure the economy grows. . . . It's also important to cut the taxes where there's times of plenty. . . . It's important to cut the taxes to make sure Washington, D.C., does not spend the surplus."
Hmm ... and here is where George W. Bush pointed out that his tax cuts would bilk the country's finances:
"To compensate the government for revenue lost to tax cuts, Bush's plan would draw from the
budget surplus estimated to reach $4.56 trillion by 2010." (I added the emphasis)
link:
http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa010201a.htm