Definitions
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- noun US politics The economic policies associated with the presidency of George Herbert Walker Bush, 1989-1993.
- noun US politics The economic policies associated with the presidency of George W. Bush, 2001-2009.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The result of Bushonomics is the mess we find ourselves in today; huge deficits accompanied by a jobless recovery before payback started to hit the fan with the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
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Cantor described "Bushonomics" as rewarding business and reducing taxes for the wealthiest.
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Even in the years leading to the current crisis, "as the Dow reached an all-time high, average real income stayed flat while the cost of health card, education, food, gas and home heating oil have soared," he said, adding "I all that 'Bushonomics' (which) may be felt for some time to come."
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The legacy of eight years of Bush wars and Bushonomics.
Bernard Weisberger: Onward Wisconsin Bernard Weisberger 2011
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You have already done more than the 8 years of Bushonomics!
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Spitzer and Matalin focus on the Big Two 2012 issues: go back to Bushonomics or stick with Teddy Obama?
HuffPost Radio: Both Sides Now: Spitzer and Matalin Debate the Economy and Latinos HuffPost Radio 2011
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He's the same old Bushonomics, same old social conservatism, both of which we soundly rejected in November with good reason.
I don't view Palin as a competitor for anything, says Pawlenty 2009
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She joined other state democrats at rally called "Keep Bushonomics Out of Illinois" at Bloomington's Laborers 'Local 362 Hall.
Jeb Bush Campaigns For Bill Brady In Illinois The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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But health care reform and a stronger voice for labor would help ensure that the gains of economic growth are shared broadly rather than leaving us stuck in the Bushonomics trap of debt-financed middle class consumption growth.
Matthew Yglesias » Economic Freedom, Universal Health Care, and Labor Unions 2009
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The fact is that Bushonomics dug us into this hole and the growth rate under Democrat presidents since FDR has been more than double the growth rate of Republicans.
Mark Green: Lessons for Democrats After Coakley -- Stay on Offense 2010
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