So, What Else Could We Get for $60B?

Congress appears to be on the verge of extending the Bush tax cuts on income above $250,000 a year, which will cost the US $60 billion a year, writes David Leonhardt in the New York Times. What else could that amount of money buy?

• It could reduce the deficit as much as four other measures combined: the elimination of earmarks, the proposed federal pay freeze, a 10% federal work force cut, and a 50% foreign aid cut.
• It could triple federal medical research funding.

• It could provide free college for about half of the full-time students at four- and two-year-schools—including room and board.
• It could allow for a 15% corporate tax cut.
• It could provide a $500 tax cut for all households.

For his complete list, click here, or click for more on the Bush tax cuts.
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