Showdown at Gucci Gulch

Informed by interviews with the politicians involved, this behind-the-scenes study traces the 1986 Tax Reform Act from its status as a political non-starter to an established fact

Birnbaum and Murray describe the passage of the 1986 tax reform act as the product of personal victories by Washington officials over the usually triumphant lobbyists of "Gucci Gulch"the hallways outside the congressional meeting rooms where expensive suits and shoes prevail. The authors, Washington correspondents for the Wall Street Journal , explain how liberals' and supply-siders' discontents combined to produce the key concepts. They skillfully portray the five main actorsBill Bradley, James Packwood, Dan Rostenkowski, James Baker, and Baker's deputy Richard Darmanwho succeeded against massive opposition with surprisingly little public support. Recommended for most libraries. BOMC feaured alternate. Mark K. Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio
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