tax deal
Tax Compromise: Why Something Was Better Than Nothing
If a compromise by definition is a deal that pleases no one, then the tax deal that cleared Congress Thursday was a rousing success: Conservatives and liberals both dislike it, but those who voted for it agreed that the alternative -- letting taxes rise for everyone -- would have been worse.
Politics vs. Economics in Tax-Cut Vote
Obama's tax-cut package gets bipartisan approval in the Senate. But the eventual economic victory may come at a great political cost.
