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Battle Looming Over Bush Tax Cuts -- Will Your Tax Bill Go Up?

To extend or not extend the Bush tax cuts? That question is at the heart of the debate between Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill, as lawmakers line up to let the tax cuts expire, make them permanent, or do a little mix and match. Most Republicans, who have traditionally advocated for lower taxes, say that letting Bush's tax cuts expire amounts to a tax increase -- the last thing a country should do in the middle of a recession. Democrats counter that with the federal deficit at a record high, the country cannot afford to take more money out of the treasury, especially to finance lower ...

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