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workinglife.org - 1/7/2009
Tax Cuts Aren't The Solution
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Well, welcome back to all who have been kicking back for the past few days, including yours truly. This year is going to be quite interesting--and, unfortunately, not a happy one as far as the economy goes, or so I'm guessing. I'm not going to spend much time today on prognostications--I ...
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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Suburban Guerrilla:  Class Warfare

Politics on HuffingtonPost.com:  Jonathan Tasini: President-Elect Obama, Tax The Rich To Keep Deficits Lower

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Class Warfare
Suburban Guerrilla — ... But, the point is: we will never fix the economic crisis, whether through short-term economic stimulus and certainly not through tax cuts, until paychecks are re-inflated. Dramatically. ...

Jonathan Tasini: President-Elect Obama, Tax The Rich To Keep Deficits Lower
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... And, now, with the proposed tax cuts reaching $300 billion, it is even more unadvisable to be handing out money, in my humble opinion, that should be directed towards investment in job creation. ...

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