Numbers Games

摘要

Christine todd whitman, the governor of New Jersey, has become the poster girl for the tax-cut set. Every time some skeptic doubts Bob Dole's ability to meet his goals of cutting taxes 15 percent, balancing the budget and leaving benefits untouched, the Republicans invoke Christienomics. After all, didn't Whitman cut New Jersey's personal-income taxes by 30 percent and still balance the budget? "I want to do for America's economy what Christie Whitman has done for New Jersey's economy," Dole said at a rally in New Jersey last month, adding, "We're going to balance the budget while cutting taxes."