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It seems like everyday the folks in Washington are rolling out a new plan to fix our economy. The Federal Reserve is running out of room to cut their federal funds rate, so now th
Given the continually fragile state of the economy and enormous budget deficits, should the tax cuts be extended or should they be permitted to expire?
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