Bush Eyes Major Tax Code Changes

NPR | By Andrea Seabrook

Published November 12, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST

President Bush's first term brought some of the largest tax cuts in U.S. history. In his second term, he wants to revamp the tax code altogether; some in Congress favor a tax based on what people spend, not on what they earn. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.

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