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The fiscal cliff provisions you might not have heard about

Reading the fine print of the fiscal cliff legislation passed on Jan. 1.

And finally, if you read the fine print on the fiscal cliff legislation you’ll find some rather interesting stuff. A rum tax to help support the Puerto Rican rum industry, a tax credit for electric bikes, a tax break to build race car tracks and more tax-exempt financing for development around the former World Trade Center — which Bloomberg points out has benefitted Goldman Sachs.

What Congress HASN’T managed to pass? A relief bill for Hurricane Sandy victims. Latest word is the new Congress will address it starting Friday.

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