History of the United States II / Unit 17 USH2 2416 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Compassionate Conservatism
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The idea
Bush had campaigned, Digital History records, as a compassionate conservative, committed to limited government, personal responsibility, strong families and local control.
In practice
A one point three five trillion dollar tax cut in two thousand one, weighted toward the top brackets, the anchor records.
Where people slip
Digital History calls the tax cut a major legislative success of the presidency before September eleventh reshaped it.
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