For example, in 1960, President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s advisers suggested that he should cut taxes in order to pave the way for his vice president, Richard Nixon, to be elected to the presidency. Eisenhower declined, partly because he did not particularly like or trust Nixon, but mostly because he thought it was important to hand over a more nearly balanced budget to his successor.
并非总是如此。比如，1960年，艾森豪威尔总统的顾问就建议他减税从而为其副总统尼克松问鼎总统宝座创造条件。艾森豪威尔拒绝了这一建议，部分是因为他并不是很喜欢和信任尼克松，但主要原因是他认为给继任者留下更接近收支平衡的预算非常重要。