Letting Tax Cuts Expire Will Not Balance the Budget
Some call for letting all 2001 and 2003 tax cuts expire, including subjecting the middle class to the alternative minimum tax, in order to balance the budget. Under this scenario, unaffordable spending would still rise, and economic growth and job creation would suffer.
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PERCENTAGE OF GDP
Source: Congressional Budget Office.