Income taxes should be cut because the overall tax burden is quite high right now. As of the third quarter of 2000, federal revenues as a share of the gross domestic product hit a peacetime high of 20.8 percent. Prosperity has made Americans more accepting of the rising tax burden, but the current economic slowdown will make high taxes harder to bear. If we don't cut taxes, Congress will spend the money. If one thing is certain in Washington, it is that Congress will spend every dollar it can get its hands on.
Lower taxes are the only real check on the expanding size and scope of the federal government.
If we want smaller government, our best strategy is to reduce the amount of money Congress has to play with. Elected officials should keep their promises. As a candidate, Bush promised to cut income taxes. As president, he should keep that promise. Tax cuts unite the Republican base.