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And he goes on to say, the Democrats are the party who looks first to a tax increase; we aren't.

So, it's still a strong statement. Just a speech writer who went at it in a somewhat different fashion.

Plus, I think this was Reagan's position in '84 and would provide continuity. Now, you might be thinking, well, Bush wanted to differentiate himself from Reagan. But, the economic growth of the '80s was one of Reagan's most popular aspects. So, Bush might want to choose continuity in this area and to differentiate himself in other areas.
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