Payroll Tax-Cut Extension Sets Up 2012 Fight Over Longer Plan

Congressional Democrats are making clear they want to focus talks for a one-year extension of a payroll tax cut on an issue that proved difficult before the latest partisan brawl: whether higher taxes for the wealthy should help cover the plan’s cost. Congress yesterday passed a two-month payroll ...

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