Linder said that George Bush is in favor of a tax cut. Hillis wanted to know if he would do as Nixon did in the 70's and revert to taxing retirement income. If we've overpaid our taxes to the extent that there's a surplus, I don't want that money just thrown away in different programs. Linder said Bush would provide that relief. Another young woman from the audience was dismayed over the vote on partial birth abortion.
Abortion is a tough issue.
It's hard to believe that we are a nation that allows this. He said the president vetoes the abolition of the practice when they try to pass a measure on it, saying that the process is already considered illegal. Questions about whether or not the death tax or marriage penalty tax will come up again next year were posed to Linder. He replied that they would, but if Al Gore is elected, he implied the measures would not pass. Letting people keep more of what they earned is not selfish.