Why Was President Johnson Reluctant to Request a Tax Increase

question 37

Multiple Choice

Why was President Johnson reluctant to request a tax increase to pay for the Vietnam War?

• A)He had just gotten a tax cut through Congress in 1964.
• B)He felt it was an unjust and emotionally taxing conflict.
• C)He wanted to avoid blame for a war he knew the U.S.couldn't win.
• D)He saw U.S.involvement as the fault of the Kennedy administration.

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