On taxes, Obama sticks to much of Bush playbook
October 24, 2012 | John W. Diamond

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John W. Diamond
Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance | Director, Center for Public FinanceDespite President Barack Obama's assertion that Gov. Mitt Romney's tax plan is a return to the failed policies of the George W. Bush administration, the president's tax plan is more similar to the Bush-era policies, while Romney proposes to enact a tax reform similar to the bipartisan plan put forth by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (the debt commission). Published Oct. 24, 2012, on The Hill's Congress Blog.