Payroll Tax Cuts Get Less Play in Fiscal Cliff Fight

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

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.