Ideologies / Liberal Conservative / George W. Bush
§ The minds · b. 1946 · United States · President
George W. Bush
Compassionate conservatism
Tax cuts, faith, and the war on terror.
Economic+52
SocialistMarket
Governance+10
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social−40
TraditionalProgressive
The two-term president whose 'compassionate conservatism' mixed tax cuts and faith-based initiatives, before the war on terror came to define his time in office.
social
Evangelical cultural conservative.
economic
Tax cuts and deregulation with some social spending.
governance
Expanded executive power amid the post-9/11 security state.
Notable for
- Bush tax cuts
- Post-9/11 security policy
- 'Compassionate conservatism'
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