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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Taxes: How High Is Too High?

Updated: January 11 2012,
Author: barrel fan
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Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Budget Deficits and Public Debt, Financial Investments, Fiscal Policy, Incentive, Incentives, Investing, Roles of Government
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Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores the question of just how high U.S. tax rates should or shouldn’t be and examines the relationship between economic activity and tax rates. It’s part of his ongoing reporting series, Making Sen$e of financial news.
AIR DATE: Jan. 11, 2012