Extending Tax Cuts And Unemployment Benefits Necessary, Claims CBO Consultant

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Friday, October 29, 2010 at 11:09AM

AEI scholar John Makin, a former CBO and Treasury Department consultant, says the latest GDP numbers indicate that failing to extend the Bush tax cuts and unemployment benefits would be suicidal for the economy. Makin adds that he does not believe it will happen. (0:27)

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