Tax cuts: More money in your pocket

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Tax cuts: More money in your pocket
Description: With the extension of the Bush tax cuts, a payroll tax holiday will put 2% of many workers’ annual paycheck back in their pockets.
Source:  CNNMoney.com ñ video report
Date: 12/07/2010
Cat ñTags:   1, 6: Economic Challenges Facing Contemporary Business (p66), The Financial System (p558), Financing Management (p590)
Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2010/12/07/n_tax_cuts_tax_bill.cnnmoney/
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Questions for discussion: Summarize the basic points presented in this report? What impact do you think these decisions will have on the economy and any businesses in particular? How should investors be expected to respond?

Description: With the extension of the Bush tax cuts, a payroll tax holiday will put 2% of many workers’ annual paycheck back in their pockets.

Source: CNNMoney.com ñ video report

Date: 12/07/2010

Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2010/12/07/n_tax_cuts_tax_bill.cnnmoney/

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the basic points presented in this report?
  • What impact do you think these decisions will have on the economy and any businesses in particular?
  • How should investors be expected to respond?

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