The Bush administration raised military spending sharply as it went to war in Afghanistan and Iraq, and as it increased spending on national security at home, without ever explaining to the American people how this would be financed. The military-plus-security budget soared by more than 2% of GNP, while tax revenues fell by much more.
布什的减税政策从一开始就是不负责任的， 2001年9月11日后则更加如此。随着对阿富汗和伊拉克开战，同时在国内增加国家安全的开支，军事开支大大增加，但布什政府却从未向美国人民解释这些经费从何而来。军事加安全的预算猛增到了GNP的2%，而税收的减少却更多。与此同时，布什支持提高教育和处方药补助等大众项目的支出，但支付这些服务的方式却是借钱，而不是确保有足够的税收。