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Thursday, July 08, 2010

Democrats Mean to Raise Middle-Class Taxes in 2011 [J. D. Foster]

Imagine a Congress running in a tough environment — the electorate is angry; a war is going badly; the unemployment rate remains stubbornly high. And imagine such a Congress facing the prospect of passing a nice, pre-election tax cut for all. They’d pass the tax cut faster than Speaker Pelosi (D., Calif.) can say “Ronald Reagan.â€