NPR's John Ydstie reports on how Bob Dole's tax-cut plan would affect different types of taxpayers. Middle-class families with children would do very well, as would people with lots of financial assets to sell. Of course, anyone who pays income tax would have their tax bill lowered, but whether they would be better off depends on what government services they use...and whether a program they depend on is cut or eliminated.
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