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Pastimes : THE SLIGHTLY MODERATED BOXING RING

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To: Original Mad Dog who wrote (14195)6/5/2002 5:28:59 PM
From: Ish  Read Replies (1) of 21057
 
<<He didn't just say "no new taxes" or even just "read my lips, no new taxes." He set it up with a preface which said that he would be the bulwark of resistance against those who would cite circumstances as making new taxes necessary. That is why the electorate punished him.>>

He got screwed on that. The deal he made with Congress was that every dollar raised would go to debt reduction. In he end Congress spent $1.88 for every dollar raised.

As I remember the taxes were on luxury vehicles, yachts and jewelry over $10,000. My neighbor, who couldn't raise the down stroke on any of the taxed items, was most irate about it.
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