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Lott open to plan for payroll-tax cut
Washington Times ^ | 9/11/01 | John Godfrey

Posted on 09/11/2001 1:04:44 AM PDT by kattracks

Edited on 07/12/2004 3:46:38 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott said yesterday he could conceive of trading a cut in the capital-gains-tax rate for a reduction in payroll taxes.

Key Democrats over the weekend suggested cutting payroll taxes, which are used to fund Social Security, as a way to help the ailing economy.


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