Obama Gets Tax Writeoffs Right, Stimulus Wrong

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It's all midterm-election politics, but Obama's last-minute idea for 100 percent tax write-offs for corporate investment is, in fact, a good idea.

Photo by: Pete SouzaPresident Barack ObamaHe proposes a two-year window to incentivize businesses to bring forward their investments. From the standpoint of investment, it's the right way to go. Perhaps Larry Summers now thinks tax cuts are the right way to go, too.

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