Two senators, one Dem one Republican, are trying to break the GOP objection to raising taxes on millionaires to fund job creation measures. If they’re successful, it will become the key to passing President Obama’s payroll tax cut proposal, and driving a wedge between powerful anti-tax activists and the Republican party. But if Republicans object it will expose the hollow nature of their overwhelming opposition to taxing the affluent.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=103758