Policy

Payroll Tax Cuts Get Less Play in Fiscal Cliff Fight

As politicians argue about what rich people pay, future of this particular extension unclear

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In all the rhetorical noise about the fiscal cliff, the discussion has focused most heavily on the Bush-era income tax cuts.

Neither party wants to raise income taxes on the middle class, which has come to be defined as families making below $250,000.

But for workers in that income group, there's an equally if not more valuable tax cut that expires at the end of this year: the payroll tax cut.