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Tax Cuts Vote Set for Thursday, December 2, 2010

Quite suddenly, Democrat leaders in the House of Representatives have set a vote for extending the Bush-era tax cuts for Thursday, Dec. 2. Congressional Quarterly reports that the Dems are willing to extend tax breaks to individuals earning $200,000 and less, and to families earning $250,000 or less, but want to allow the tax cuts to expire for income above those levels. The GOP wants the Bush-era tax cuts extended for Americans of all income levels.

On Tuesday President Obama met with top Republicans and spoke of more than the tax cut issues, including his wish that the START treaty also receive favorable treatment at the hands of the Republicans in this lame-duck session. The President then offered Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Office of Management and Budget Director Jack Lew as key negotiators in talks leading up to the vote between congressional leaders of both caucuses in order to “break the logjamâ€