In the opening weeks of his Presidency, George W. Bush labored to find a rationale for his centerpiece $1.6 trillion tax cut. It was alternately depicted as first-aid for a sick economy, a bulldozer demolishing "tollbooths to the middle class," and a new Contract with American Taxpayers that decrees Uncle Sam should never take more than a third of anyone's income. But on Feb. 27, Bush used his first major policy address to frame his idea in simple—and effective—terms. Casting himself as a consumer crusader battling a tax-gouging government, he told a joint session of Congress: "The people of America have been overcharged. And on behalf of them, I am here to ask you for a refund."
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机译：在总统任期的前几周，乔治·W·布什（George W. Bush）努力为他的核心减税1.6万亿美元找到理由。另外，它被描述为对经济不景气的急救，推土机拆除了“向中产阶级收费站”以及与美国纳税人签订的新合同，该合同规定山姆大叔决不应该拿任何人收入的三分之一以上。但是在2月27日，布什利用他的第一份主要施政报告以简单有效的措辞来阐述他的想法。他把自己当成是一个与十字绣政府作战的消费者十字军，他在国会联席会议上说：“美国人民被多收了钱。我代表他们在这里要求您退款。”
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