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Obama: Extend Tax Cuts or Economy will Suffer

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President Obama is warning of dire consequences if Congress does not extend payroll tax cuts.   
At a campaign-style rally in Scranton, Pa., he said failure by Republican lawmakers to do so would deliver a "massive blow to the economy." 
The president called on the GOP to help middle class Americans by raising taxes for the wealthy.

Republicans say they support renewing the tax cut but reject new taxes to pay for it.

"The Democrats can say they just want some people to pay a little bit more to cover this or that dubious proposal," Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said.
"Think about that," he added. "The Democrats' response to the jobs crisis we're in right now is to raise taxes on those who create jobs. This isn't just counterproductive. It's absurd."

Instead, Republicans want to extend an existing pay freeze for government workers through 2015.

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