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Third time''s no charm. (The Taxonomist).

Publication: The American Prospect
Publication Date: 01-JUL-03 		Format: Online - approximately 746 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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So Congress passed the Third Annual Awful Bush Tax Cut. It was a close vote in the Senate, with Vice President Dick Cheney breaking a 50-to-50 tie. But both sides agree on one thing: The cost of the bill over the next decade will be far more than its advertised $350 billion price. A trillion dollars or so is more plausible.

To squeeze a trillion dollars into this year's $350 billion target, Republican leaders specified an array of sunset dates for most of the tax cuts. Items mainly affecting middle-income taxpayers, such as the increase in the child credit to $1,000 and lower tax brackets for married couples, will end after...

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