Will middle-class Americans notice the tax cut?
More than half of affected households didn't notice the one-year tax break in 2009, 24% thought tax went up
Washington
A FUNNY thing happened when Congress approved a tax cut for the middle class eight years ago: Most Americans didn't notice.
The 2009 economic-stimulus bill contained a one-year tax break worth US$800 for married couples in 95 per cent of working households - a little over US$15 a week. A February 2010 poll found that just 12 per cent said their taxes had been reduced. Fifty-three per cent said they saw no change. A remarkable 24 per cent thought their taxes had increased.
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