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Obama and Romney Try Framing Tax Cut Debate

President Obama repeated a familiar proposal today: when the Bush Tax Cuts expire at the end of the year, they should be extended — but only for those making less than $250,000 a year. Mitt Romney and other Republicans call this a massive tax increase at the worst possible time.

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

President Obama repeated a familiar proposal today: when the Bush Tax Cuts expire at the end of the year, they should be extended — but only for those making less than $250,000 a year. Mitt Romney and other Republicans call this a massive tax increase at the worst possible time. We hear more from senior political writers Wayne Slater with the Dallas Morning News and Carla Marinucci with the San Francisco Chronicle.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Gideon Brower
Independent Producer
Wayne Slater
journalist and author
Carla Marinucci
Politico reporter covering California politics

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Obama and Romney Try Framing Tax Cut Debate

President Obama repeated a familiar proposal today: when the Bush Tax Cuts expire at the end of the year, they should be extended — but only for those making less than $250,000 a year. Mitt Romney and other Republicans call this a massive tax increase at the worst possible time.

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Obama and Romney Try Framing Tax Cut Debate

President Obama repeated a familiar proposal today: when the Bush Tax Cuts expire at the end of the year, they should be extended — but only for those making less than $250,000 a year. Mitt Romney and other Republicans call this a massive tax increase at the worst possible time.

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