What was the freedom agenda?
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What was the freedom agenda?
The American Freedom Agenda (AFA) was a United States organization established in 2007 by disaffected libertarian-oriented conservatives demanding that the Republican Party return to its traditional mistrust of concentrated government power.
How did the Bush doctrine define freedom?
In his 2003 State of the Union Address, Bush declared: Americans are a free people, who know that freedom is the right of every person and the future of every nation. The liberty we prize is not America’s gift to the world, it is God’s gift to humanity.
What reforms did Bush make for the economy?
Between 2001 and 2003, the Bush administration instituted a federal tax cut for all taxpayers. Among other changes, the lowest income tax rate decreased from 15% to 10%, the 27% rate went to 25%, the 30% rate went to 28%, the 35% rate went to 33%, and the top marginal tax rate went from 39.6% to 35%.
What was the goal that Bush discusses at the 2002 State of the Union address?
The president warned, “States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world”. Bush’s stated goal was to disarm these countries and destroy their terrorist training camps.
Did the Bush tax cuts work?
The “fiscal cliff” deal cemented the vast majority of the 2001 and 2003 Bush tax cuts into permanent law. According to one estimate, 82 percent of the Bush tax cuts were made permanent in 2012, while only 18 percent were allowed to expire.
What countries did Bush call the axis of evil?
Bush’s “axis of evil” included Iran, Iraq, and North Korea (darker red). “Beyond the Axis of Evil” included Cuba, Libya, and Syria (orange). The United States is dark blue.
What is Bush’s first objective in the Gulf?
Bush wanted to make clear that the United States was acting as part of a broad coalition. The war removed Saddam Hussein from power. The United States fought as part of a large alliance of nations. The war succeeded in removing Hussein’s army from Kuwait.
Who benefited from Bush’s tax cuts?
Whom Did They Benefit the Most? The largest benefits from the Bush tax cuts flowed to high-income taxpayers. From 2004-2012 (the years for which comparable estimates are available), the top 1 percent of households received average tax cuts of more than $50,000 each year.
