Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20171202:23:21:00
>> i did. >> that clinton and the tax increases on his watch actually belie the laffer curve theory. respond to both of those criticisms. >> bill clinton was the biggest tax cutter of all. very close to reagan and kennedy. he cut government spending as a share of gdp by almost 3.5 percentage points, more than the next four peace time presidents combined. bill clinton got rid of the retirement test on social security. he put in welfare reform. the biggest capital gains tax reduction in u.s. history. he exempted owner-occupied homes from capital gains taxation. clinton did raise the two highest ...