by Jeff Graham
Rep. Bill Owens says an agreement will be reached in the lame duck
session to cut some expenses and let some taxes rise as previous cuts expire
. Left unsaid is the tax hike that is likely as a "holiday" on FICA runs out
and the payroll tax reverts to 6.2% from 4.2%.
Meanwhile, there continues little discussion of the so called "fiscal
cliff" coming in January. http://poststar.com/news/local/owens-quick-deal-on-federal-budg
