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Why can’t a tax cut just be a tax cut?

By Ashe Schow

Published July 30, 2013 4:00am ET

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Why can’t a tax cut just be a tax cut? — President Barack Obama arrives to speak at an Amazon.com distribution center on Tuesday, July 30, 2013, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Obama spoke on his proposals for private sector job growth and ways to strengthen the manufacturing sector. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) | Mark Humphrey

President Obama announced Tuesday that he will be seeking a “grand bargain” to help improve the economy that includes corporate tax reform coupled with new stimulus spending. If tax reform is so necessary, as both sides agree it is, why can’t it stand alone?

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