Democrats in the conference committee could try to attach a payroll tax cut before sending it to the House and Senate, but that might irrevocably compromise the $1 trillion measure, ruining any chance of a long-term solution to spending wars that pop up every half-year.
Mr. McGreevey's proposals would, among other things, raise cigarette and real-estate transfer taxes, introduce a hotel and motel tax, attach a fee to telephone service and tax billboard companies.
The Values Fund was caught up in the constant brinksmanship between Mr. Vilsack and Republican lawmakers, who attached a big tax cut to the Values Fund last year.
That's essentially a mutual fund to which is attached a modest tax deferral and just enough downside protection to make the economics of the deal murky.
Even if you cannot pay taxes that were not withheld, be sure to file your federal and state tax returns and attach a note explaining that you are unemployed.
But in December, Republicans attached a provision to a tax bill, which President Obama signed, that urges the administration to decide on the pipeline within 60 days, by Feb. 21.
He also criticized Republicans for attaching a $123 billion package of tax cuts to legislation that would raise the minimum wage by $1, to $6.15, over two years.
The approach is also an attempt to thread the political needle in an era when the recession and smaller-government sentiment have made any effort at new public spending, especially one with the word "tax" attached, a Sisyphean task.
Senior Republicans say Mr. Boehner will likely choose the latter course, possibly attaching a provision to delay tax penalties on uninsured Americans who decline to purchase insurance through the Affordable Care Act.
The following month he claimed for £136 in council tax despite attaching a receipt for £142.
