nakedcapitalism.com - 1/5/2009
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The Wall Street Journal has sent a news alert that says that Obama is mulling a stimulus plan that will rely more heavily on tax cuts than initially envisaged as a way to win needed Republican support. The Journal says tax cuts could be as much as $310 billion, or 40%, of a total package of ...
online.wsj.com - 1/5/2009
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President-elect Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are crafting a
plan to offer as much as $310 billion of tax cuts.
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Obama Eyes $300 Billion Tax Cut
taxvox.taxpolicycenter.org - 1/7/2009
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taxvox.taxpolicycenter.org —
The soon-to-be Obama Administration floated quite a trial
balloon over the weekend: $300 billion in tax cuts
for workers and business over the next couple of years. When you get past the eye-popping number, perhaps the most striking element is how ...
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Obama's $300 Billion Tax Cut: Lots of Buck, Not Much Bang
economistsview.typepad.com - 1/11/2009
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Paul Krugman is pushing for more: More on
Romer/Bernstein : Still picking over the Romer/Bernstein official evaluation
of the Obama economic plan. Again, kudos to the team for producing such a clear, honest assessment. But ...
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Christina Romer on YouTube on the Stimulus Plan
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Tax cuts are playing a big role in the proposed economic stimulus plan. (Clusterstock, naked capitalism, Economist’s View, Free ...
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