Bush tax cuts

Should Washington act to prevent a 'fiscal cliff'?

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office released a study yesterday warning of a U.S. recession if lawmakers let the Bush-era tax cuts expire and enact a round of automatic spending cuts -- allowing for a 'fiscal cliff.'

Posted In: recession, budget, Fiscal policy, Bush tax cuts

Congressional gridlock could be good

David Gura

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

If Congress doesn't do much this year, lets automatic cuts of $1.2 trillion kick in and the Bush tax cuts expire, that cuts $5 trillion from the deficit within a decade.

Posted In: Congress, Bush tax cuts

The immediate costs of the super committee failure

John Dimsdale

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Congressional leaders had been counting on the super committee to deal with a lot of spending and tax issues in the short-term.

Posted In: super committee, Bush tax cuts, Medicare

Tax cuts and the World Cup in Russia

Kai Ryssdal

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Two final notes on the way out today: First, the House passed an extension of the Bush era tax cuts today for couples making less than $250,000....

Posted In: Bush tax cuts, Congress, Russia, soccer, World Cup

MIDDAY UPDATE: Unemployment

Katharine Crnko

Thursday, December 2, 2010

The monthly unemployment report from the Labor department could indicate that 9.5 Americans are unemployed. That's about 26.4 million Americans are...

Posted In: Bush tax cuts, foreclosures, homes, mid-day update, Unemployment