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W. Bush tax rate increases did not raise revenues.
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Tax cuts signed by President George W. Bush cut the rate further to 15% in May 2003.
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"A greater number of law enforcement officers doing a better job than ever before is the major reason for the drop in our nation's crime rate, " said Craig W. Floyd, chairman of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, which compiled the report with Concerns of Police Survivors.
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Contrast that with George W. Bush who entered office with a top rate just under 40 percent and wrapped up his presidency with a top rate of 35 percent.
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For example, when former President George W. Bush lowered the maximum long-term capital gains tax rate to 15% in 2003, all gains generated prior to May 6, 2003 were subject to a 20% rate, with all gains derived after that date taxed at the lower 15% maximum.
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In 2004 under President George W. Bush, Washington let corporations temporarily bring money from offshore profits at a flat rate of around 5.25%.
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And, by the way, in the last eight presidential elections (with the exception of 2000 in which George W. Bush won the electoral college but lost the popular vote), the candidate with the lowest blink rate in the debates became our next president.
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