How many are helped by deal on payroll tax cut?
Per a congressional deal on extending the payroll tax cut, many say 160 million workers stand to benefit. In an earlier fact-check, we learned that those workers hail from about 122 million households.
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby :: Published on Thursday, February 16th, 2012 at 10:52 a.m.
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