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econospeak.blogspot.com - 1/6/2009
Obama Goes For Tax Cuts
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Jonathan Weisman and Naftali Bendavid report: President-elect Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are crafting a plan to offer about $300 billion of tax cuts to individuals and businesses, a move aimed at attracting Republican support for an economic-stimulus package and prodding ...
Obama Eyes $300 Billion Tax Cut
online.wsj.com - 1/5/2009
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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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 — The breaks for workers and businesses are nods to critics who are worried that the economic recovery... program has been too focused on government spending. > (more) Obama Plan Includes $300 Billion in Tax Cuts

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