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msnbc.msn.com - 1/5/2009
NYT: Obama plan includes $300 billion in tax cuts
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President-elect Barack Obama plans to include about $300 billion in tax cuts for workers and businesses in his economic recovery program, as his team seeks to win over Congressional skeptics.

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth:  Bush Obama now talking $300 bn in tax cuts

krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/5/2009
Is Obama relying too much on tax cuts?
— krugman.blogs.nytimes.com — I don't know yet. But news reports this morning certainly raise questions. Let's lay out the basics here. Other things equal, public investment is a much better way to provide economic stimulus than tax cuts, for two reasons. First, if the government ... (more) Is Obama relying too much on tax cuts?

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Obama Plan Includes $300 Billion in Tax Cuts
nytimes.com - 1/5/2009
Obama Plan Includes $300 Billion in Tax Cuts
— nytimes.com — Tax cuts for workers and businesses are nods to critics worried that the economic recovery program has been too focused on government spending, advisers said. > (more) Obama Plan Includes $300 Billion in Tax Cuts

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politico.com - 1/4/2009
Obama plans to unveil big tax cuts
— politico.com — President-elect Obama plans to propose huge tax cuts for businesses and middle-class workers that will total about 40 percent of the package. (more) Obama plans to unveil big tax cuts

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Bush Obama now talking $300 bn in tax cuts
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — Plus ça CHANGE... But don't worry, if we just appease the Republicans this once, they'll stop being mean to us. President-elect Barack Obama plans to include about $300 billion in tax cuts for workers and businesses in his economic recovery program, advisers said Sunday, as his team seeks to win over Congressional skeptics worried that he was too focused on government spending. The legislation Mr. Obama is developing with Congressional Democrats will devote about 40 percent of the cost to tax cuts, including his centerpiece campaign promise to provide ...

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