Tax Guru-Ker$tetter Letter
Tuesday, April 22, 2003
White House Eases Stand on Dividend Tax
Cut Could Be Phased In Gradually to Win Passage
This is not a good sign; but we will have to be grateful for anything we can get in the way of increased tax fairness. Whether Bush will be able to get a bigger tax break later seems doubtful. If he can't use his current high popularity to get the full enchilada right now, what chance does he have of getting it later, when everyone has completely forgotten about Iraq?