Critics call it unfair to middle-income taxpayers.
Supporters say it will infuse the economy with more jobs and prosperity. As with any proposal to alter the nation's tax formulas, the data can be sliced, diced and served partisan-style to suit any fiscal point of view. The Bush plan, he said, seeks to address those issues. Under the existing tax system, the more that a taxpayer earns, the more he or she pays. That wouldn't change under the Bush proposal.