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Politics

Bill Clinton Slams George Bush for Raising Taxes

Matt Welch | 12.17.2012 12:15 PM

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That's George H.W. Bush, in 1992. Your latest reminder that politicians will grab any club that's available (and that raising taxes usually isn't very popular):

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Matt Welch is an editor at large at Reason.

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