Is Obama's Proposal Any Good? Ctd

Howard Gleckman decodes Obama's latest gambit:


Keep in mind that while Obama's initiatives seem expansive, theirreal budget cost is relatively low. Because companies would havededucted this newly-expensed investment over time anyway, they willeffectively pay back any short-term tax savings and Treasury willeventually recover most of its revenue loss. The White House claimsbusiness would get an immediate tax cut of $200 billion but figures the10-year cost of this 15-month proposal would be...

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Published on September 08, 2010 10:59
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