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Betting on Estate Tax Inaction

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Caleb Newquist

“It’s not a sure thing that they’ll actually get around to doing anything about it.”

~ Craig Jennings, federal fiscal policy analyst at OMB Watch, doesn’t have much faith that Congress.

Posted in Quote of the Day, TaxTagged Congress Will Fix This!, Estate tax, lame ducks, Politics

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