Bush tax cuts and candidate tax policy

President Bush wants to have his 2001 and 2003 tax cuts made permanent, which sets the stage for a battle with congressional Democrats. Midmorning looks ahead at that battle, and assesses the tax policies of the presidential candidates.

Guests

• Maya MacGuineas: president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget at the New America Foundation.
• Chris Edwards: director of tax policy studies at the Cato Institute. He joins us by phone from Washington, DC.

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Resources

• About Maya MacGuineas
• About Chris Edwards