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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Taxes

News                                                                                                                             
WSJ | California's Brown Pushes Tax Boost
Gov. Jerry Brown pressed state lawmakers to back the state's high-speed rail plan despite mounting opposition, and he urged Californians to vote for temporarily boosting taxes in a referendum this fall.
National Journal | Employers Starting to Worry About Payroll-Tax Deadline
Lawmakers have a few weeks left to negotiate a long-term fix for the payroll-tax holiday, but employers and tax experts are already beginning to worry.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Daily Finance | Get Ready to Pay Thousands of Dollars More in Taxes
The biggest culprit: short-term extensions of tax breaks, many of which expired at the end of 2011.