Today's New York Times has an interesting article saying "G.O.P. Constituencies Split on Tax Change." Richard Land and Grover Norquist are said to be at odds about strategies for reforming the American tax system. Norquist favors a "stealth tax overhaul" that would gradually lead to a system that only taxes consumption. Land says, "People are not going to give the kind of support necessary for tax reform that leaves the investor class untaxed."
Has Land suddenly become a socialist and decided to challenge wealthy investors? Or, is he merely trying to get some leverage on Norquist to effect the legislative agenda where the President will spend the "capital" he gained from the last election?
Who will win in the battle to influence the President's agenda? Who got Bush elected? Social conservatives or economic conservatives? Who is setting the agenda? Economic conservatives or social conservatives?
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Very interesting turn of events, eh? As you blogged elsewhere, evangelicals may soon find out that they are being used, but not listened to. I believe that Thomas Frank argues that conservaitves never want to actually get rid of abortion and gay rights because they would eliminate those great wedge issues that get evangelicals to the polls.
Perhaps if they actually see what Bush and his cronies want to do to the poor, they will respond.
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