Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Tax Boost ‘Belies Logic,’ Skinner Says
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
An increase in taxes for those making more than $80,000 to finance a cut for middle-income earners “belies logic” and would become an election issue against Democrats, White House Chief of Staff Samuel K. Skinner said. Appearing on NBC-TV’s “Meet the Press,” Skinner declined to say whether President Bush would veto such a measure now making its way through the Congress.
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