http://finance.yahoo.com/news/experts-forecast-cost-failure-compromise-022928110.html Experts Forecast the Cost of Failure to Compromise By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ | New York Times – 12 hours ago Email Recommend Tweet Print RELATED QUOTES Symbol Price Change MS 18.59 -0.03 Even if President Obama and Republicans in Congress can reach a last-minute compromise that averts some tax increases before Monday's midnight deadline, experts still foresee a significant drag on the economy in the first half of 2013 from the fiscal impasse in Washington. While negotiators in the capital focus on keeping Bush-era tax rates in place for all but the wealthiest Americans, other tax increases are expected to go into effect regardless of what happens in the coming days. For example, a two percentage point jump in payroll taxes for Social Security is all but certain after Jan. 1, a change that will equal an additional $2,000 from the paycheck of a worker earning $10...
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