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Jan 24, The Bush tax cuts (along with some Obama tax cuts) were responsible for just 24 percent.

So while this measure was framed to spur economic growth, there is reason to believe it had very little effect on the economy as a whole and denied government another source of much needed tax revenue.

The New York Times stated in an editorial that the full Bush-era tax cuts were the single biggest contributor to the deficit over the past decade, reducing revenues by Estimated Reading Time: 12 mins. Feb 28, The Bush tax cuts were two tax code changes that President George W. Bush authorized during his first term. Congress enacted tax cuts to families in and investors in They were supposed to expire at the end of Instead, Congress extended them for two more years, and many of the tax provisions remain in effect- and continue to affect the economy- to this day.

Oct 23, The biggest tax policy changes enacted under President George W. Bush were the 20tax cuts, often referred to as the “Bush tax cuts” but formally named the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of (EGTRRA) and the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of (JGTRRA).Estimated Reading Time: 11 mins.

THE BUSH TAX CUTS: Passage. Without question the Bush Tax Cuts were a huge legislative victory for George W. Bush. In the course of two years, George W. Bush managed two large tax reform measures. The first measure which was passed inThe Economic Relief and Tax Reconciliation Act (“EGTRRA”) revised income tax and estate tax rates. Dec 19, But then Republicans cleverly terminated the tax bill after just nine years, meaning they could fit what in effect was atrillion tax cut within a year box.

(The tax cut would have.