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And That’s the Way It Was(n’t)

And That’s the Way It Was(n’t)

Think you know what the President said yesterday about the Bush tax cuts? If you learned about it from the news, you don’t. New York Magazine is reporting that every single major news media outlet got it wrong. The news stations, from Fox News to CNN, reported that President Obama proposed a one year extension of the tax cuts for families making less than $250,000. In actuality, the President’s proposal is that Bush’s tax cuts continue for everyone. Jay-Z, Joe the Plumber and everyone in between. If you’re looking for the source of this flub, look no further than the President himself, who is—according to NY Mag—trying to force Mitt Romney’s hand …

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