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Obama Launches Economic Offensive at Labor Day Rally

President Obama plans an offensive this week on the economy. One bill he's pushing would eliminate capital gains on some small business investments and accelerate $55 billion in tax cuts for companies that make what he calls "job-creating investments."

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

President Obama plans an offensive this week on the economy. One bill he's pushing would eliminate capital gains on some small business investments and accelerate $55 billion in tax cuts for companies that make what he calls "job-creating investments." Michael Hirsh is senior editor at Newsweek magazine and author of Capital Offense, a new book on the 30-year history behind the ongoing crisis in the economy.

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