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The $300 Billion Tax Cut That Isn't
I railed about this on Strategy Room this morning, but I need to get it down on paper screen or it's going to continue to gnaw at me. Barack Obama's ostensible $300 billion tax cut is anything but. It's being used as a lure, in order to - well, lure Republicans to the farcically irresponsible ...
Obama Eyes $310 Billion Tax Cut
Obama Eyes $310 Billion Tax Cut
online.wsj.com — Obama is considering as much as $310 billion of tax cuts to individuals and businesses, a move aimed at attracting Republican support for a stimulus package. (more) Obama Eyes $310 Billion Tax Cut
Obama Plan Includes $300 Billion in Tax Cuts
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
Obama Eyes $300 Billion Tax Cut
Obama Eyes $300 Billion Tax Cut
online.wsj.com — [Obama Eyes $310 Billion Tax Cut] Getty Images President-elect Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are crafting a plan to offer as much as $310 billion of tax cuts. (more) Obama Eyes $300 Billion Tax Cut
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On Obama’s ‘Tax Cuts,’ Read the Fine Print
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... Flip Pidot provides a wise admonition: while it’s encouraging to hear a Democrat talk about tax cuts, Barack Obama is still a long way from a package that conservatives should support: ...

The Morning Scramble - 1/6/2009
No Runny Eggs — ... here to view the embedded video. Jason Pye has your random bank failure stat of the day - 99.65% of banks that started 2008 ended 2008 without FDIC intervention. Donna Martinez has your random homeschooling stat of the day - homeschooling is up 36% between 2003 and 2007. Bonus item - there is a now 7th reason in the 2007 Department of Education’s survey - “an interest in a ‘non-traditional approach’”. Flip warns us to not fall for the $300 billion Obama tax cut next ...

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