https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/19/the-calvin-coolidge-lesson-on-taxes-and-spending/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 11:28:09 -0400<![CDATA[The 30th president cut the top income-tax rate to 25% (lower than the 28% of the historic Reagan cut of 1986). Coolidge reduced the national debt and balanced the budget. When he departed the White House for his home in Northampton, Mass., he left a federal budget smaller than the one he found.]]>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:45:31 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/19/the-calvin-coolidge-lesson-on-taxes-and-spending-n100258