Monday, June 2, 2008 - The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog

Tax Cuts: Dead or Alive?

Today our friend John Rutledge was at the White House to talk about the importance of retaining the 2003 tax cuts on capital and income.

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U.S. Chamber chief economist Marty Regalia, John Rutledge, and President Bush

John did some crucial research leading up to the '03 rate reductions on capital gains and dividends predicting a large boost in the stock market and dividend payments. As this chart of real personal dividend income shows, he was right.

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posted by Bret Swanson @ 7:23 PM | Taxes