The super-rich had one over-riding objective in joining the Bush coalition: tax cuts that overwhelmingly benefited the wealthiest households. Evangelicals were brought in on the basis of so-called “family values,” meaning opposition to abortion and gay marriage, and promises of active government support for religious activities, including direct payments to religious groups for social services that they provide locally and internationally.
超级富豪们加入布什联盟是有一个超越一切的目标的：给最富有的家庭带来压倒性利益的减税政策。福音基督教会的加入则是建立在所谓的“家庭价值观”（即反对堕胎和同性恋婚姻）和政府积极支持宗教活动的许诺（包括直接为宗教团体在地方和国际上提供的社会服务买单）上的。