The Republican Tax-Cut Racket

Paul Krugman, New York Times"Nice middle class you got here," said Mitch McConnell, the Senate minority leader. "It would be a shame if something happened to it."O.K., he didn't actually say that. But he might as well have, because that's what the current confrontation over taxes amounts to. Mr. McConnell, who was self-righteously denouncing the budget deficit just the other day, now wants to blow that deficit up with big tax cuts for the rich. But he doesn't have the votes. So he's trying to get what he wants by pointing a gun at the heads of middle-class...

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